§ 780.651 Issuance of search warrant; requirements; making affidavit for search warrant or search warrant by electronic or electromagnetic means; signing; proof; oath or affirmation; impression seal; nonpu
§ 780.652 Search warrant; grounds for issuance
§ 780.652a Search warrant; search and seizure of hair, tissue, blood, or other fluids
§ 780.653 Judge or district court magistrate’s finding of reasonable or probable cause; basis of finding; basis and contents of affidavit
§ 780.654 Search warrant; direction of warrant; contents; order to suppress affidavit
§ 780.655 Property seized upon search; tabulation; filing; suppression order; custody; restoration to owner; disposition of other property
§ 780.656 Service of warrant; officer’s authorization to use force
§ 780.657 Executing search warrant; wilfully exceeding authority; penalty
§ 780.658 Unlawful procurement of search warrant; penalty
§ 780.659 Repeal
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 780 > Act 189 of 1966 - Search Warrants

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
    (a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3n
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.