# Ind. Code § 35-33-5-3: Form

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 35-33-5-3
- **Heading:** Form
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 35 / Article 33 / Chapter 5 / Section 35-33-5-3

## Text

Sec. 3. A search warrant in substantially the following form shall be sufficient:

STATE OF INDIANA

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SS:

COUNTY OF _____________

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IN THE _______ COURT

OF

_____________________

To _______________ (herein insert the name, department or classification of the law enforcement officer to whom it is addressed)

You are authorized and ordered, in the name of the State of Indiana, with the necessary and proper assistance to enter into or upon ________________________ (here describe the place to be searched), and there diligently search for ________________ (here describe property which is the subject of the search). You are ordered to seize such property, or any part thereof, found on such search.

Dated this ____ day of ______, 20___, at the hour of ___ __M.

_________________________

(Signature of Judge)

Executed this ___ day of ____, 20___, at the hour of ____ ___M.

________________________________

(Signature of Law Enforcement Officer)

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.118.

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