# Iowa Code § 808.2: Authorization

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.2

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 808.2
- **Heading:** Authorization
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 808 / Section 808.2

## Text

A search warrant may be issued:

(1) For property which has been obtained in violation of law.

(2) For property, the possession of which is unlawful.

(3) For property used or possessed with the intent to be used as the means of committing a public offense or concealed to prevent an offense from being discovered.

(4) For any other property relevant and material as evidence in a criminal prosecution.

[C51, §3292; R60, §5025; C73, §4630; C97, §5546; C24, 27, 31, §13419; C35, §13441-g3; C39, §13441.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §751.3; C79, 81, §808.2]

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 808.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.2 Authorization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.3 Application for search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.4 Issuance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.4A Application for search warrant global positioning device issuance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.4A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.5 Execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.6 Forcible execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.7 Detention and search of persons on premises.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.8 Return.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.9 Safekeeping of seized property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.10 Maliciously suing out a warrant — officer exceeding authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.11 Transmission of documents to district court clerk.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.12 Detention and search in theft of library materials and shoplifting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 808.13 Confidentiality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C808_S808.13.md)

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