§ 19-26-13 - Search of premises on warrant.
SECTION 19-26-13
§ 19-26-13 Search of premises on warrant.– Whenever complaint shall be made by any person, on oath to a judge, that anyproperty belonging to that person has been lodged or pledged without his or herconsent with any pawnbroker and that the complainant believes the property tobe in some house or place within the county where the complaint is made, thejudge shall, if satisfied of the reasonableness of that belief, issue a warrantdirected to the sheriff, the sheriff's deputy, or to either of the townsergeants or constables in the county, commanding them to search for theproperty alleged to have been so lodged or pledged and to seize and bring theproperty before the division of the district court. The warrant shall be issuedand served as search warrants are now by law required to be issued and served.