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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 17 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 17-1-1 — 17-21-4)
Chapter 5 - SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (§§ 17-5-1 — 17-5-100)
Article 2 - SEARCHES WITH WARRANTS (§§ 17-5-20 — 17-5-32)
Section 17-5-25 - Execution of search warrant generally
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GA Code § 17-5-25 (2023)
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The search warrant shall be executed within ten days from the time of issuance. If the warrant is executed, the duplicate copy shall be left with any person from whom any instruments, articles, or things are seized; or, if no person is available, the copy shall be left in a conspicuous place on the premises from which the instruments, articles, or things were seized. Any search warrant not executed within ten days from the time of issuance shall be void and shall be returned to the court of the judicial officer issuing the same as "not executed."
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