H.B. 230

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SEARCH WARRANT AMENDMENT
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: DeMar Bud Bowman
5 This act modifies the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding search warrants by providing
6 a specific definition of the term "daytime."
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. "Search warrant" defined.
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. S LOCAL TIME. s
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 and brought before the magistrate.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-9-01 12:58 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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