{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1523","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1523","heading":"","body":"A search warrant is an order in writing, in the name of the people, signed by a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding him or her to search for a person or persons, a thing or things, or personal property, and, in the case of a thing or things or personal property, bring the same before the magistrate.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE [1473. - 1564.]","CHAPTER 3. Of Search Warrants [1523. - 1542.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d67964d725f156285e0594cabc4c36182d0bd962c2dcdd98f158c31c25f0d17a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1512","next":"us-ca/pen-1524"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}