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A Search Warrant Is a Written Document, Signed by a Judge

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A search warrant is a written document, signed by a judge or magistrate, authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct a search. The Fourth Amendment specifies that “no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the Persons or things to be seized.” In light of the plain language of the Fourth Amendment, search warrants issued by a neutral judicial officer are the preferred mechanism for authorizing and conducting searches and seizures in the United States.
-Regardless of the area or persons to be searched, a few general rules must be followed during the execution of a search warrant.Which of the following is not one of those rules?


A) Search warrants must be executed in a timely manner.
B) The scope of law enforcement activities during the execution of the warrant must be strictly limited to achieving the objectives that are set forth with particularity in the warrant.
C) Search warrants can be executed at any time of day.
D) Law enforcement officers are generally required to knock-and-announce their presence, authority, and purpose before entering premises to execute a search warrant.

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