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F.R.Crim.P. 41 amendments effective Dec. 1

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, proposed amendment effective December 1, 2009: Rule 41. Search and Seizure * * * (e) Issuing the Warrant. (2) Contents of the Warrant. (A) Warrant to Search for and Seize a Person or Property. Except for a tracking-device warrant, the warrant must identify the person or property to be searched, identify any person or property to be seized, and designate the magistrate judge to whom it must be returned. The warrant must command the officer to: (i) execute the warrant within a specified time no longer than 14 days; * * * (B) Warrant Seeking Electronically Stored Information. A warrant under Rule 41(e)(2)(A) may authorize the seizure of electronic storage media or the seizure or copying of electronically stored information...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on September 10, 2009 (boomark / email).