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§ 1538. — 1538. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 1538.
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Title12.
Part 2.TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Of Search Warrants

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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.

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Moran v. Morris
478 F. Supp. 145 (C.D. California, 1979)
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Legislative History

Enacted 1872.

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§ 1538.
1538. (Enacted 1872.)
§ 1538.5.
1538.5. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 302, Sec. 19.)
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