[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR11.305]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 11--LAW AND ORDER ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Criminal Procedure
 
Sec. 11.305  Search warrants.

    (a) Each magistrate of a Court of Indian Offenses shall have the 
authority to issue a warrant for the search of premises and for the 
seizure of physical evidence of a criminal violation under the 
regulations of this part located within the Indian country over which 
the court has jurisdiction.
    (b) No warrant for search or seizure may be issued unless it is 
based on a written and signed statement establishing, to the 
satisfaction of the magistrate, that probable cause exists to believe 
that the search will lead to discovery of evidence of a criminal 
violation under the regulations of this part.
    (c) No warrant for search or seizure shall be valid unless it 
contains the name or description of the person, vehicle, or premises to 
be searched, describes the evidence to be seized, and bears the 
signature of the magistrate who issued it.
    (d) Warrants may be executed only by a BIA or tribal police officer 
or other official commissioned to enforce the regulations under this 
part. The executing officer shall return the warrant to the Court of 
Indian Offenses within the time limit shown on the face of the warrant, 
which in no case shall be longer than ten (10) days from the date of 
issuance. Warrants not returned within such time limits shall be void.