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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Any officer of the bureau of criminal investigation designated by the attorney general of this state may:
a. Carry firearms in the performance of official duties.
b. Execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants, administrative inspection warrants, subpoenas, and summonses issued under the authority of this state.
c. Make arrests without warrant for any offense under this chapter committed in the officer's presence, or if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a violation of this chapter which may constitute a felony.
d. Make seizures of property pursuant to this chapter.
e. Perform other law enforcement duties as the attorney general designates.
2. A search warrant relating to offenses involving controlled substances may be issued and executed at any time of the day or night, if the judge or magistrate issuing the warrant so specifies in the warrant.
3. Any officer authorized to execute a search warrant, without notice of the officer's authority and purpose, may break open an outer or inner door or window of a building, or any part of the building, or anything therein, if the judge or magistrate issuing the warrant has probable cause to believe that if such notice were to be given the property sought in the case may be easily and quickly destroyed or disposed of, or that danger to the life or limb of the officer or another may result, and has included in the warrant a direction that the officer executing it is not required to give such notice. Any officers acting under such warrant, as soon as practicable after entering the premises, shall identify themselves and state the purpose of entering the premises and the authority for doing so.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 19. Foods, Drugs, Oils, and Compounds § 19-03.1-32. Powers of enforcement personnel--Search warrants - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-19-foods-drugs-oils-and-compounds/nd-cent-code-sect-19-03-1-32/
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