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2008 SESSION
HB 941 Search warrants; allows an affidavit to be delivered by facsimile after it is certified.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Search warrants; affidavits, etc. Allows an affidavit in support of a search warrant to be delivered by facsimile after it is certified and provides that the certifying officer's designee or agent may deliver the affidavit. The bill adds a requirement that a copy of the affidavit be delivered to the clerk of the circuit court in the county or city where the warrant is issued if different than the county or city where the search is to be made. The inventory of seized property will go to the circuit court of the county or city where the search was conducted. The bill specifies that the officer or his designee or agent may deliver the warrant, inventory, and accompanying affidavit in person, by certified mail or by facsimile. This bill is identical to SB 229.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087005516 pdf
- 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB941ER) pdf
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0183) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087005516
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/08 House: Read first time
- 02/06/08 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/07/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/08 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/08 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/18/08 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/08 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB941ER)
- 02/21/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 183 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0183)