{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1523","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1523","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE [1473. - 1564.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-12"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Of Search Warrants [1523. - 1542.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/part-2/title-12/chapter-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1078, Sec. 1.5.   Effective January 1, 1997.","effective":"1997-01-01","html":"<p>A search warrant is an order in writing, in the name of the people, signed by a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding him or her to search for a person or persons, a thing or things, or personal property, and, in the case of a thing or things or personal property, bring the same before the magistrate.</p>","text":"A search warrant is an order in writing, in the name of the people, signed by a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding him or her to search for a person or persons, a thing or things, or personal property, and, in the case of a thing or things or personal property, bring the same before the magistrate.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-search-warrants-1523","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}