2018 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 6 - Warrants
Part 1 - Search Warrants
§ 40-6-102. Grounds for issuance.

Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-6-102 (2018)
  • A search warrant may be issued on any one (1) of the following grounds:
  • (1) Where the property was stolen or embezzled;

  • (2) Where the property was used as the means of committing a felony;

  • (3) Where the property is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense, or in the possession of another to whom the person may have delivered it, for the purpose of concealing it, or preventing its discovery; and

  • (4) Any other ground provided by law.

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