2001 Minnesota Statutes

     626.11 Issuance of warrant. 

    If the judge is satisfied of the existence of the grounds 
 of the application, or that there is probable cause to believe 
 their existence, the judge must issue a signed search warrant, 
 naming the judge's judicial office, to a peace officer having 
 jurisdiction in the area where the place to be searched is 
 located, to an agent of the bureau of criminal apprehension, or 
 to an agent of the division of alcohol and gambling enforcement 
 who is a licensed peace officer as defined in section 626.84, 
 subdivision 1, paragraph (c).  The warrant shall direct the 
 officer or agent to search the person or place named for the 
 property or things specified, and to retain the property or 
 things in the officer's or agent's custody subject to order of 
 the court issuing the warrant. 

    HIST: 1963 c 849 s 9; 1979 c 258 s 22; 1983 c 359 s 115; 1986 
 c 444; 2000 c 325 s 1; 2001 c 78 s 2