Michigan Laws 780.652 – Search warrant; grounds for issuance
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 780.652
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- 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.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- 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
(1) A warrant may be issued to search for and seize any property or other thing that is 1 or more of the following:
(a) Stolen or embezzled in violation of a law of this state.
(b) Designed and intended for use, or that is or has been used, as the means of committing a crime.
(c) Possessed, controlled, or used wholly or partially in violation of a law of this state.
(d) Evidence of crime or criminal conduct.
(e) Contraband.
(f) The body or person of a human being or of an animal that may be the victim of a crime.
(g) The object of a search warrant under another law of this state providing for the search warrant. If there is a conflict between this act and another search warrant law, this act controls.
(2) A warrant may be issued to search for and seize a person who is the subject of either of the following:
(a) An arrest warrant for the apprehension of a person charged with a crime.
(b) A bench warrant issued in a criminal case.