                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

WARRANT ISSUED FOR SEARCH OF ATTORNEY&#8217;S OFFICE (§ 19.2-56.1)

A. Any warrant sought for the search of a premises or the contents thereof
belonging to or under the control of any licensed attorney-at-law to search for
evidence of any crime solely involving a client of such attorney shall be issued
only by a circuit court judge. Any evidence seized pursuant to this section
shall be inventoried forthwith by the clerk of the issuing court and sealed by
the issuing judge. As soon thereafter as is practicable, the issuing judge shall
conduct an in camera inspection of the seized evidence in the presence of the
attorney from whom the evidence was seized. Following such inspection the
issuing judge shall return any evidence so seized which is determined to be
within the scope of the attorney-client privilege and not otherwise subject to
seizure.

B. Nothing herein shall bar the standing of the client to challenge the
admissibility of any evidence seized pursuant to this section in any trial or
proceeding.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 636.