Have you ever been served with a search warrant?
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Why yes, we actually have, courtesy of my creep stepson ("I didn't steal it, honest!" yeah right. \nThey were very nice about it, they handed me the search warrant, explained and pointed to the appropriate signatures and started looking. They did not "toss" the house---I asked them and they said "that's only for people giving us a hard time!" and they honored my request NOT to search my bedroom (I wouldnt have been able to sleep in there again, and it was always secured against the punk anyway)...\nAnyway, don't be a jerk to them and they'll be nice. Maybe. \n\nPS, that was the last night my stepson spent in my home again.
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They have to have substantial probable cause that a crime has been commited inside the residence OR evidence of a crime may be contained within to even gain a search warrant. \n\nThat warrant is granted only to search for specific things related to a specific crime. It doesn't just grant all access to rip apart everything in the home. \n\nTo properly litigate you need to know exactly how the state grants warrants and under what circumstances. Then you need to know what it was granted for specifically and if the evidence found due to the warrant was outside the realm allowed by the warrant.
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Yes you can.\n\nYou can decline to give permission to have your vehicle searched, but you can legally be detained for 24 hours without being charged with a crime.  This gives law enforcement more than enough time to get a warrant to search your car.  \n\nOnce they have a warrant, they do not need your consent.
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No, there is nothing that states that you must be present during a search.  Search warrants can even be executed when you are not home.  However, a list of seized items are to be left on the premises.
930751
If police knock and ask to enter your home, you may refuse to admit them without a warrant signed by a judge with one exception — in some emergency situations (like when a person is screaming for help inside, or when the police are chasing someone) officers are allowed to enter and search your home without a warrant. Also they Can enter if there has been a question about your well being. Meaning someone has called and stated they haven't heard from you in some time and are concerned. Hey using a key is much better than replacing a busted down door.
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Well, most individuals can't press charges, and if they are able, like in Mass for some things, then a judge issues an order for you too show up for a preliminary hearing.\n\nUsually police can get a warrant, but there has to be an affidavit supporting the warrant and a charge submitted to the court of jurisdiction in order to get one issued.!!\n\nMuch of this has a Constitutional basis!
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Yes, a warrant can be quashed at any time.\n\nYour best bet is to have an attorney contact the district attorney or other presiding officer for the jurisdiction where the warrant was issued. \n\nAlternatively, you can negotiate directly with the governor (state crimes) or the president's office (federal crimes) for clemency.
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Yes, this is a HUGE separation of powers question.  While a valid search warrant was issued, the FBI (in my opinion) over-stepped their bounds.  You can look forward to this going all the way to the Supreme Court.
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The officers cannot conduct a search without a warrant or without probable cause, unless there are specific special circumstances.\n\nGenerally, the police can pull you over for any suspicion.  Expired tags, no front plates, broken taillight, etc.  If they then "smell" something suspicious (i.e., pot or alcohol), they can then search your car under suspicion of possession or DUI.  If they place you under arrest, they can basically search every inch of your car.\n\nIf they ask if they can search your car YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY NO!!!!!  If you consent to a search, they have the ability to search your entire car.\n\nIf they simply give you a ticket and search your car without consent, they have violated your rights.  If they find any evidence in your car, it cannot be used against you in court.  If they found nothing or no charges were placed against you, you should still make a complait to the police department they were from. It will go in their file and it may help someone else (or you) defend themself in the future.
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A search warrant can be considered a subpoena.  A subpoena is many more things.  It is an order from the court to either produce documents or show up in person or allow a search.
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Actually, the police are required to make a reasonable effort to serve the warrant at the address recorded on the warrant and within the amount of time prescribed by law (often one year).  This effort may consist of nothing more than knocking on the door receiving no answer, and leaving.  This process is called "due diligence" and is required to keept the warrant active and valid.\n\nOnce due diligence has been performed, and unless the wanted person has warrants for crimes of violence, presents a threat to the community, etc., it is unlikely that any additional efforts will be made to serve the warrant.  Where I work, we all know that the people who don't take car e of their cases and end up with warrants will eventually turn up and get arrested.
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Do OCIS search on the internet.  You can also go to the Tulsa Police page and look up outstanding warrants.  I live in Tulsa and have used these with success.  Call me at 663-2461 if you need more help. I just looked it up and there are several entries.
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A warrant issued by a federal court or jurisdiction (as opposed to a state or local court).
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WHAT?\n\nIf you are asked for permission to search your car, and you decline to give permission to have your car searched, that does NOT provide probable cause.  What a ridiculous notion.  It is your right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure, and merely exercising that right does not give the government probable cause to conduct it.  What kind of sense would that make?\n\nThe answer to your question, quite simply, is yes.  There are many reasons why the police might be able to legally search your vehicle without your permission, and if you've got a specific circumstances you're wondering about, post it and we'll see.\n\nProbable cause is one of the ways the police can search your car, and yes - the police get to decide that right there on the spot.  It's always subject to litigation later in court, but the police are allowed to search a vehicle under almost all conditions where probable cause is present.\n\nThere's a comment here about "Nope, but, it's your right to stop them if they do" and if that person is suggesting that you physically try to stop a police officer from searching your car, you're going to learn real quick that that isn't acceptable.  You always have the right to say no...always...even with a warrant, but that doesn't mean your wishes will be honored.  And if you try to physically enforce your wishes, I can just about guarantee you a really quick trip to the pokey.\n\nPolice cannot just impound your vehicle until you consent.  Equally ridiculous notion.  Given probable cause, police do not need to impound your vehicle and can just search it right there.\n\nMy answers are based on the Constitution and California law.  Iowa cannot make it any easier for the police than the Constitution does, but they can make it more restrictive.  I'd be willing to bet the rules are the same in Iowa, though.\n\nEDIT 4.26.06:\n\nDo we sometimes search "just because"?  Well, "just because" isn't a legal theory that allows a search, so we'd be wrong to search without your permission just because we chose to.  With your permission, however, we certainly could search "just because," and I suppose I have when I've had the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and I've received consent.
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all warrants have extradition limits. warrants can be issued for anything. you need to research the topic. i am not going to broaden your question with a decent answer.
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Yes, warrant will show up in all states if you are stopped. If you were not jailed, you are lucky. Better get it cleared up as soon as possible. Good luck
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have you been arrested? then you do, if not then no