Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 2 - INVESTIGATIONS
Part A - Search Warrant
Rule 205 - Contents of Search Warrant
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 205
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) Each search warrant shall be signed by the issuing authority and shall:
(1) specify the date and time of
issuance;
(2) identify specifically
the property to be seized;
(3) name
or describe with particularity the person or place to be searched;
(4) direct that the search be executed
either;
(a) within a specified period of time,
not to exceed 2 days from the time of issuance, or;
(b) when the warrant is issued for a
prospective event, only after the specified event has occurred;
(5) direct that the warrant be
served in the daytime unless otherwise authorized on the warrant,
provided that, for purposes of the rules of Chapter 200, Part
A, the term "daytime" shall be used to mean the hours of 6 a.m. to 10
p.m.;
(6) designate by title the
judicial officer to whom the warrant shall be returned;
(7) certify that the issuing authority has
found probable cause based upon the facts sworn to or affirmed before the
issuing authority by written affidavit(s) attached to the warrant;
and
(8) when applicable, certify on
the face of the warrant that for good cause shown the affidavit(s) is sealed
pursuant to Rule 211 and state the length of time the affidavit(s) will be
sealed.
(B) A warrant under paragraph (A) may authorize the seizure of electronic storage media or of electronically stored information. Unless otherwise specified, the warrant authorizes a later review of the media or information consistent with the warrant. The time for executing the warrant in (A)(4)(a) refers to the seizure of the media or information, and not to any later off-site copying or review.
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