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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3912 (2026)

Grounds for issuance

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A search warrant may be issued upon any of the following grounds:

1. When the property to be seized was stolen or embezzled.

2. When the property or things to be seized were used as a means of committing a public offense.

3. When the property or things to be seized are in the possession of a person having the intent to use them as a means of committing a public offense or in possession of another to whom he may have delivered it for the purpose of concealing it or preventing it being discovered.

4. When property or things to be seized consist of any item or constitute any evidence which tends to show that a particular public offense has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has committed the public offense.

5. When the property is to be searched and inspected by an appropriate official in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare as part of an inspection program authorized by law.

6. When the person sought is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2023 · leading case: State v. Fisher, 686 P.2d 750 (Ariz. 1984).
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State v. Fisher, 686 P.2d 750 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 2× “In cases in which this doctrine applies there is no probable cause which would justify issuance of a search warrant, see A.R.S. §§ 13-3912, -3913, and the police are not entering to arrest, search, or gather evidence.”
State v. Perez, 687 P.2d 1214 (Ariz. 1984). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 13-3912(4) provides that "[a] search warrant may be issued * * * [w]hen property or things to be seized consist of any item or constitute any evidence which tends to show that a particular public offense has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has…”
Mehrens v. State, 675 P.2d 718 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “See A.R.S. § 13-3912, which reads: A search warrant may be issued upon any of the following grounds: ****** 4.”
State of Arizona v. Ronald James Sisco II, 359 P.3d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “” A.R.S. § 13-3912(5). Section 36- 2811(F), in turn, clarifies that dispensary agents retain their rights to be free from personal searches or seizures in their workplaces, notwithstanding the aforementioned dispensary-inspection program, and despite their forfeiture of other…”
State v. Heylmun, 708 P.2d 778 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 6× ““Since A.R.S. § 13-3912 limits search warrants in Arizona to items constituting evidence of a ‘public offense’, which is defined in A.”
State v. Stanley, 172 P.3d 848 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 13-3912(4) (2001). The blood identified by the affidavit clearly meets that standard.”
State v. Intercontinental, Ltd., 486 A.2d 174 (Md. 1985). “38, § 108-3 (Smith-Hurd 1980); Ind.Code Ann.”
Greg Moore v. Sean Garnand (9th Cir. 2023). · cites it 2× “” As relevant here, Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3912 (4) provides that a search warrant may be issued “[w]hen property or things to be seized consist of 6 Mr.”
State of Arizona v. Ronald James Sisco II (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 13-3912(5). Section 36- 2811(F), in turn, clarifies that dispensary agents retain their rights to be free from personal searches or seizures in their workplaces, notwithstanding the aforementioned dispensary-inspection program, and despite their forfeiture of other…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3912(4) — 4 cases
State v. Perez, 687 P.2d 1214 (Ariz. 1984). “A.R.S. § 13-3912(4) provides that "[a] search warrant may be issued * * * [w]hen property or things to be seized consist of any item or constitute any evidence which tends to show that a particular public offense has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has…”
Mehrens v. State, 675 P.2d 718 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1983). “See A.R.S. § 13-3912, which reads: A search warrant may be issued upon any of the following grounds: ****** 4.”
State v. Stanley, 172 P.3d 848 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). “” A.R.S. § 13-3912(4) (2001). The blood identified by the affidavit clearly meets that standard.”
State v. Heylmun, 708 P.2d 778 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1985). ““Since A.R.S. § 13-3912 limits search warrants in Arizona to items constituting evidence of a ‘public offense’, which is defined in A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3912(5) — 2 cases
State of Arizona v. Ronald James Sisco II, 359 P.3d 1 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “” A.R.S. § 13-3912(5). Section 36- 2811(F), in turn, clarifies that dispensary agents retain their rights to be free from personal searches or seizures in their workplaces, notwithstanding the aforementioned dispensary-inspection program, and despite their forfeiture of other…”
State of Arizona v. Ronald James Sisco II (Ariz. Ct. App. 2015). “” A.R.S. § 13-3912(5). Section 36- 2811(F), in turn, clarifies that dispensary agents retain their rights to be free from personal searches or seizures in their workplaces, notwithstanding the aforementioned dispensary-inspection program, and despite their forfeiture of other…”
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