Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org7762119.2-55Issuing general search warrant or search warrant without affidavit deemed malfeasance2025Criminal ProcedureSearch Warrants

Any person having authority to issue criminal warrants who wilfully and knowingly issues a general search warrant or a search warrant without the affidavit required by § 19.2-54 shall be deemed guilty of a malfeasance.

Code 1950, § 19.1-89; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 495.