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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 416; in 1973, chapter 11; in 1975, chapter 495; in 1976, chapters 142 and 552; in 1977, chapter 109; in 1980, chapter 573; in 1984, chapter 491; in 2008, chapters 147<\/a> and 183<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71614,"section_number":"19.2-56","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) To whom search warrant directed; what it shall command; warrant to show date and time of issuance; copy of affidavit to be part of warrant and served therewith; warrants not executed within 15 days","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-56\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78769,"section_number":"19.2-54","catch_line":"Affidavit preliminary to issuance of search warrant; general search warrant prohibited; effect of failure to file affidavit","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-54\/"}],"permalink":{"id":170833,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66408,"identifier":"19.2-57","token":"19.2\/5\/19.2-57","url":"\/19.2-57\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-57\/","token":"19.2\/5\/19.2-57","dublin_core":{"Title":"Execution and return of warrant; list of property seized","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-57","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The warrant shall be executed by the search of the place described in the warrant and, if property described in the warrant is found there, by the seizure of the property. The officer who seizes any property shall prepare an inventory thereof, under oath<\/span>. An inventory of any seized property shall be produced before the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city where the search was conducted. The officer executing the warrant shall endorse the date of execution thereon and the officer or his designee shall file the warrant, with the inventory attached (or a notation that no property was seized) and the accompanying affidavit<\/span>, unless such affidavit<\/span> was made by voice or videotape recording, within three days after the execution of such search warrant<\/span> in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> clerk’s office, wherein the search was made, as provided in \u00a7 19.2-54<\/a>. Saturdays, Sundays, or any federal or state legal holiday shall not be used in computing the three-day filing period. The officer, or his designee or agent, may file the warrant, inventory, and accompanying affidavit<\/span> by delivering them in person, or by mailing them certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivering them by electronically transmitted facsimile process.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXECUTION AND RETURN OF WARRANT; LIST OF PROPERTY SEIZED (\u00a7 19.2-57)\n\nThe warrant shall be executed by the search of the place described in the\nwarrant and, if property described in the warrant is found there, by the seizure\nof the property. The officer who seizes any property shall prepare an inventory\nthereof, under oath. An inventory of any seized property shall be produced\nbefore the circuit court of the county or city where the search was conducted.\nThe officer executing the warrant shall endorse the date of execution thereon\nand the officer or his designee shall file the warrant, with the inventory\nattached (or a notation that no property was seized) and the accompanying\naffidavit, unless such affidavit was made by voice or videotape recording,\nwithin three days after the execution of such search warrant in the circuit\ncourt clerk’s office, wherein the search was made, as provided in \u00a7\n19.2-54. Saturdays, Sundays, or any federal or state legal holiday shall not be\nused in computing the three-day filing period. The officer, or his designee or\nagent, may file the warrant, inventory, and accompanying affidavit by delivering\nthem in person, or by mailing them certified mail, return receipt requested, or\ndelivering them by electronically transmitted facsimile process.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-87.1; 1970, c. 416; 1973, c. 11; 1975, c. 495; 1976,\ncc. 142, 552; 1977, c. 109; 1980, c. 573; 1984, c. 491; 2008, cc. 147, 183.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}