AO 93B
Anticipatory Search and Seizure Warrant
AO 93B, Anticipatory Search and Seizure Warrant, is a United States District Court form from the U.S. Courts. The U.S. Courts page lists it under Law Enforcement, Grand Jury, and Prosecution Forms, effective on November 1, 2013, and the PDF prints the edition AO 93B (Rev. 11/13).
It is a warrant the court issues, not an application. Page 1 is addressed "To: Any authorized law enforcement officer," identifies the person or property to be searched, states the condition(s) that must occur to establish probable cause, and describes what the search will reveal. In capital letters the form says that if the conditions have not occurred, the warrant must not be executed. Page 2 is the Return, where the executing officer lists the property taken and certifies the inventory under penalty of perjury. It is not a form a member of the public completes.
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The district, "In the Matter of the Search of" with a brief description of the property or the person's name and address, a Case No. line, the district where the person or property is located, and its fuller description and location.
A space headed "UPON OCCURRENCE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITION(S)" for the condition(s) which must occur to establish probable cause, then the person or property the search will reveal and that is to be seized.
The command to execute the warrant on or before a date (not to exceed 14 days), with boxes for "in the daytime 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m." or "at any time in the day or night because good cause has been established."
Terms for leaving a copy of the warrant and a receipt, preparing an inventory as required by law, and returning the warrant and inventory to the named United States Magistrate Judge.
A box under 18 U.S.C. § 3103a(b) for a finding that immediate notification may have an adverse result listed in 18 U.S.C. § 2705 (except for delay of trial), with a choice of a number of days (not to exceed 30) or a later specific date.
Page 2 records the case number, the date and time executed, who the copy and inventory were left with, who was present for the inventory, and the property taken and any person seized, then a certification under penalty of perjury.
Enter the district, a brief description of the property or the person's name and address in the matter line, and the case number.
Identify the person or property to be searched and its location, state the condition(s) which must occur to establish probable cause, and identify what the search will reveal.
Enter the date the warrant is to be executed by, check the daytime or any time box, name the United States Magistrate Judge for the return, and check the delayed notice box only if it is authorized.
The judge enters the date and time issued and the city and state, then signs and adds a printed name and title.
After execution, page 2 records the date and time executed, who the copy and inventory were left with, who was present for the inventory, and the property taken.
The executing officer declares under penalty of perjury that the inventory is correct and was returned with the original warrant to the designated judge, and signs with a printed name and title.
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The warrant is captioned for a United States District Court, with the district named at the top.
The form says: "IF THE CONDITION(S) DESCRIBED ABOVE HAVE NOT OCCURRED, THIS WARRANT MUST NOT BE EXECUTED."
The warrant is to be executed on or before a date "not to exceed 14 days," and delayed notice is "for ___ days (not to exceed 30)" or until a later specific date.
The form says the officer executing the warrant, or an officer present during the execution, prepares an inventory and promptly returns the warrant and inventory to the United States Magistrate Judge named on page 1.
The form does not print a fee.
The U.S. Courts page offers AO 93B as a PDF (531.39 KB). The PDF has Print, Save As and Reset buttons.
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The form is issued and signed by a judge and completed on page 2 by the officer who executes it.
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A judge. The judge signs page 1 with the date and time issued and a printed name and title. The form says an application by a federal law enforcement officer or an attorney for the government requests the search.
The form says the judge finds probable cause to search and seize upon occurrence of the condition(s) written on the form, and that if those conditions have not occurred, the warrant must not be executed.
The warrant is to be executed on or before a date not to exceed 14 days, and the judge checks either "in the daytime 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m." or "at any time in the day or night because good cause has been established."
Unless delayed notice is authorized, the form says a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken are given to the person from whom, or from whose premises, the property was taken, or left at the place where it was taken.
The Return: the case number, the date and time executed, who the copy and inventory were left with, who was present for the inventory, the property taken and any person seized, and the executing officer's certification under penalty of perjury.
No. This page explains the form in plain words from the U.S. Courts form and its page. It does not say whether a warrant is valid or how it applies to anyone.