Personal Property To be Seized
Personal Property To be Seized
Section 3.
KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TO BE SEIZED:
1. Subject of the offense;
2. Proceeds or fruits of the offense; and
3. The means used or intended to be used for committing an offense
SEARCH WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO SEARCH FOR THE FF:
1. Stolen goods
2. Those supposed to have been smuggled into the country in violation of the revenue laws
3. Implements of gaming and counterfeiting
4. Lottery tickets
5. Prohibited liquors kept for sale contrary to law
6. Obscene books and papers kept for sale or circulation
7. Powder and other explosive and dangerous materials so kept as to endanger public safety
8. Slot machines, being gambling devices
Notes on Seizure of Personal Property:
Property seized is not required to be owned by the person against whom the search warrant is directed.
It is not necessary that there be arrest or prosecution before seizure could be affected.
The fact that a thing is a corpus delicti of a crime does not justify the seizure without a warrant.
Section 3.
KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TO BE SEIZED:
1. Subject of the offense;
2. Proceeds or fruits of the offense; and
3. The means used or intended to be used for committing an offense
SEARCH WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO SEARCH FOR THE FF:
1. Stolen goods
2. Those supposed to have been smuggled into the country in violation of the revenue laws
3. Implements of gaming and counterfeiting
4. Lottery tickets
5. Prohibited liquors kept for sale contrary to law
6. Obscene books and papers kept for sale or circulation
7. Powder and other explosive and dangerous materials so kept as to endanger public safety
8. Slot machines, being gambling devices
Notes on Seizure of Personal Property:
Property seized is not required to be owned by the person against whom the search warrant is directed.
It is not necessary that there be arrest or prosecution before seizure could be affected.
The fact that a thing is a corpus delicti of a crime does not justify the seizure without a warrant.
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