18 V.S.A. § 121
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§ 121. Issuance of search warrants
Official statutory text
(a) Upon application by a health officer or a law enforcement officer, a District or Superior Court judge shall, upon a finding of probable cause, issue a warrant to search a premises for violation of any State or local health statute, rule, ordinance, or permit, or for any public health hazard or public health risk.
(b) Probable cause for a search warrant under this section exists when:
(1) a health officer or law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a State or local health statute, rule, ordinance, or permit has been violated;
(2) a health officer or law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a public health hazard or public health risk may exist on the premises to be searched; or
(3) permission to inspect has been refused and the premises to be searched are subject to routine inspections in connection with a regulatory program conducted pursuant to this title.
(c) The provisions of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure 41(c) shall apply to warrants issued under this section.
(b) Probable cause for a search warrant under this section exists when:
(1) a health officer or law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a State or local health statute, rule, ordinance, or permit has been violated;
(2) a health officer or law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a public health hazard or public health risk may exist on the premises to be searched; or
(3) permission to inspect has been refused and the premises to be searched are subject to routine inspections in connection with a regulatory program conducted pursuant to this title.
(c) The provisions of the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure 41(c) shall apply to warrants issued under this section.
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