Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-6-102 — Grounds for issuance
Tennessee § 40-6-102
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-6-102 (2026).
Text
A search warrant may be issued on any one (1) of the following grounds:
(1)Where the property was stolen or embezzled;
(2)Where the property was used as the means of committing a felony;
(3)Where the property is in the possession of any person with the intent to use it as a means of committing a public offense, or in the possession of another to whom the person may have delivered it, for the purpose of concealing it, or preventing its discovery; and (4) Any other ground provided by law.
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Related
State v. Smith
867 S.W.2d 343 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1993)
Legislative History
Code 1858, §5318; Shan., § 7296; mod. Code 1932, § 11898; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-502.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-6-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-6-102.