H.B. 327

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SEARCH WARRANT AMENDMENT
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: DeMar Bud Bowman
5 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
6 USED IN THE ISSUANCE OF SEARCH WARRANTS.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 AMENDS:
9 77-23-201, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 142, Laws of Utah 1994
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 77-23-201 is amended to read:
12 77-23-201. Definitions.
13 [A search] As used in this part:
14 (1) "Daytime" means the hours beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 10 p.m.
15 (2) "Search warrant" is an order issued by a magistrate in the name of the state and directed
16 to a peace officer, describing with particularity the thing, place, or person to be searched and the
17 property or evidence to be seized by [him] the peace officer and brought before the magistrate.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-28-00 3:07 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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