# Fla. Stat. § 933.05: 933.05 Issuance in blank prohibited

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.05

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 933.05
- **Heading:** 933.05 Issuance in blank prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 933 / Section 933.05

## Text

A search warrant cannot be issued except upon probable cause supported by affidavit or affidavits, naming or describing the person, place, or thing to be searched and particularly describing the property or thing to be seized; no search warrant shall be issued in blank, and any such warrant shall be returned within 10 days after issuance thereof, except that a search warrant issued for a computer, a computer system, or an electronic device, as those terms are defined in s. 815.03, that is in the actual possession of a law enforcement agency at the time such warrant is issued shall be returned to the court within 45 days after issuance thereof.

History: s. 5, ch. 9321, 1923; CGL 8507; s. 7, ch. 2025-176.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 933.01 933.01 Persons competent to issue search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.02 933.02 Grounds for issuance of search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.03 933.03 Destruction of obscene prints and literature.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.04 933.04 Affidavits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.05 933.05 Issuance in blank prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.06 933.06 Sworn application required before issuance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.07 933.07 Issuance of search warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.08 933.08 Search warrants to be served by officers mentioned therein.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.09 933.09 Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.10 933.10 Execution of search warrant during day or night.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.11 933.11 Duplicate to be delivered when warrant served.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.12 933.12 Return and inventory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.13 933.13 Copy of inventory shall be delivered upon request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.14 933.14 Return of property taken under search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.14.md)

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