Section 23A-35-1 - Definition of search warrant.
23A-35-1. Definition of search warrant. A search warrant is a written order, issued in the name of the state, signed by a committing magistrate, directed to a law enforcement officer, commanding him to search for designated personal property and to bring it to the magistrate.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1101; SDCL, § 23-15-1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 438.