4.1-337 - Search warrants. - Virginia Statutes

§ 4.1-337. Search warrants.

A. If complaint on oath is made that alcoholic beverages are beingmanufactured, sold, kept, stored, or in any manner held, used or concealed ina particular house, or other place, in violation of law, the judge,magistrate, or other person having authority to issue criminal warrants, towhom such complaint is made, if satisfied that there is a probable cause forsuch belief, shall issue a warrant to search such house or other place foralcoholic beverages. Such warrants, except as herein otherwise provided,shall be issued, directed and executed in accordance with the laws of theCommonwealth pertaining to search warrants.

B. Warrants issued under this title for the search of any automobile, boat,conveyance or vehicle, whether of like kind or not, or for the search of anyarticle of baggage, whether of like kind or not, for alcoholic beverages, maybe executed in any part of the Commonwealth where they are overtaken andshall be made returnable before any judge within whose jurisdiction suchautomobile, boat, conveyance, vehicle, truck, or article of baggage, or anyof them, was transported or attempted to be transported contrary to law.

(Code 1950, § 4-54; 1993, c. 866.)