A search warrant may be issued on any one (1) of the following grounds:

(1) Where the property was stolen or embezzled;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-6-102

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(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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