49 U.S.C. § 32707
Administrative warrants
United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective
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- 49 U.S.C. § 32707, Administrative warrants, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490747
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A judge of a court of the United States or a State court of record or a United States magistrate may issue a warrant for an inspection or impoundment under section 32706 of this title within the territorial jurisdiction of the court or magistrate. The warrant must be based on an affidavit that—
The judge or magistrate shall issue the warrant when the judge or magistrate decides there is a reasonable basis for believing that probable cause exists to issue the warrant. The warrant must—
A warrant under this section is not required when—
When property is impounded under a warrant, the individual serving the warrant shall—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally