18 USC § 3102 - Authority to issue search warrant—(Rule)

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title: "18 USC § 3102 - Authority to issue search warrant—(Rule)"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3102"
section_name: "Authority to issue search warrant—(Rule)"
chapter_number: 205
chapter_name: "SEARCHES AND SEIZURES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 819; Pub. L. 90–578, title III, § 301(a)(4), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1115; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)"
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# § 3102. Authority to issue search warrant—(Rule)

### See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Federal, State or Territorial Judges, or U.S. magistrate judges authorized to issue search warrants, Rule 41(a).

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 819; Pub. L. 90–578, title III, § 301(a)(4), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1115; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1968— substituted “magistrates” for “Commissioners”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“U.S. magistrate judges” substituted for “U.S. magistrates” in text pursuant to , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

### Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except when a later effective date is applicable, which is the earlier of date when implementation of amendment by appointment of magistrates [now United States magistrate judges] and assumption of office takes place or third anniversary of enactment of  on , see , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.