Definition of search warrant

A search warrant is a written order, issued in the name of the state, signed by a committing magistrate, directed to a law enforcement officer, commanding him to search for designated personal property and to bring it to the magistrate. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1101; SDCL, § 23-15-1; SL 1978, ch 178 , § 438.