{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-5-20","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-5-20","heading":"Requirements for issuance of search warrant generally.","body":"(a) A search warrant may be issued only upon the application of an officer of this state or its political subdivisions charged with the duty of enforcing the criminal laws or a currently certified peace officer engaged in the course of official duty, whether said officer is employed by a law enforcement unit of:\n(1) The state or a political subdivision of the state; or\n(2) A university, college, or school.\n(b) A search warrant shall not be issued upon the application of a private citizen or for his aid in the enforcement of personal, civil, or property rights.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 5 Searches and Seizures","Article 2 Searches With Warrants"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"8df8ebd49f353a7273104059ee52c9a5ff85bcc17b0eea56285ea789ca4fa407","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-5-2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-5-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}