# Minn. Stat. § 626.11: ISSUANCE OF WARRANT

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.11

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. Stat. § 626.11
- **Heading:** ISSUANCE OF WARRANT
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MN Code / Part 625_634 / Chapter 626 / Section 626.11

## Text

(a) If the judge is satisfied of the existence of the grounds of the application, or that there is probable cause to believe their existence, the judge must issue a signed search warrant, naming the judge's judicial office, to a peace officer inside or outside the officer's jurisdiction. The warrant shall direct the officer to search the person or place named for the property or things specified, and to retain the property or things in the officer's custody subject to order of the court issuing the warrant.

(b) Nothing in sections 626.04 to 626.17 is meant to supersede another law or statute that limits a peace officer's authority to obtain, serve, or execute a search warrant.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. Stat. § 626.04 § 626.04 PROPERTY; SEIZURE, KEEPING, AND DISPOSAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.04.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.05 § 626.05 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.05.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.06 § 626.06 JURISDICTION TO ISSUE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.06.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.07 § 626.07 GROUNDS FOR ISSUANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.07.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.08 § 626.08 PROBABLE CAUSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.08.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.09 § 626.09 EXAMINATION OF PARTIES MAKING REQUEST.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.09.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.10 § 626.10 AFFIDAVIT; CONTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.10.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.11 § 626.11 ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.11.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.12 § 626.12 APPLICANTS; NAMES ON WARRANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.12.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.13 § 626.13 SERVICE; PERSONS MAKING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.13.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.14 § 626.14 TIME AND MANNER OF SERVICE; NO-KNOCK SEARCH WARRANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.14.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.15 § 626.15 EXECUTION AND RETURN OF WARRANT; TIME.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.15.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.16 § 626.16 DELIVERY OF COPY OF WARRANT AND RECEIPT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.16.md)
- [Minn. Stat. § 626.17 § 626.17 RETURN AND INVENTORY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_P625_634_C626_S626.17.md)

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