§ 3105. Persons authorized to serve search warrant

Statutory text

A search warrant may in all cases be served by any of the officers mentioned in its direction or by an officer authorized by law to serve such warrant, but by no other person, except in aid of the officer on his requiring it, he being present and acting in its execution.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1948
Pub. L. 80–645 · 62 Stat. 683
Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 3105
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 819.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 819.)

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Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 617 (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XI, § 7, 40 Stat. 229).

Minor change was made in phraseology.

Credits

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 819.)