§ 12-5-2. Grounds for issuance.
A warrant may be issued under this chapter to search for and seize any of the following:
(1) Property stolen or embezzled, or obtained by any false pretense, or pretenses, with
intent to cheat or defraud within this state, or elsewhere;
(2) Property kept, suffered to be kept, concealed, deposited, or possessed in violation
of law, or for the purpose of violating the law;
(3) Property designed or intended for use, or that is or has been used, in violation of
law, or as a means of committing a violation of law;
(4) Property that is evidence of the commission of a crime;
(5) Samples of blood, saliva, hair, bodily tissues, bodily fluids, or dental impressions
from the body of a person that may yield evidence of the identity of the perpetrator
of a crime when subjected to scientific or other forensic analysis. The foregoing
samples, and the results of any scientific or other forensic analysis, shall be admissible
in all criminal proceedings, subject to application of the rules of evidence and criminal
procedure. When any of the foregoing samples are seized for scientific or forensic
analysis, the seizure shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations, guidelines,
or protocols of the department of health or the state crime laboratory, as may be
appropriate under the circumstances;
(6) Samples of blood or breath that may yield evidence of the presence of alcohol or a
controlled substance when subjected to a chemical test, as contemplated in § 31-27-2. When any of the foregoing samples are seized for purposes of performing the aforementioned
chemical test, the seizure shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations of
the department of health that apply to the consensual collection of such a sample
for purposes of the chemical test contemplated by § 31-27-2; or
(7) Property of a respondent under chapter 8.3 of title 8 where firearms may be under the possession, custody, or control of the respondent.