{"code":"PEN","codeName":"Penal Code","section":"1538","citation":"Pen. Code, § 1538","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":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The magistrate must thereupon, if required, deliver a copy of the inventory to the person from whose possession the property was taken, and to the applicant for the warrant.</p>","text":"The magistrate must thereupon, if required, deliver a copy of the inventory to the person from whose possession the property was taken, and to the applicant for the warrant.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/penal-code/of-search-warrants-1538","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}