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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3913 (2026)

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No search warrant shall be issued except on probable cause, supported by affidavit, naming or describing the person and particularly describing the property to be seized and the place to be searched.

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Cited in 22 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2022 · leading case: State v. Adamson, 665 P.2d 972 (Ariz. 1983).
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State v. Adamson, 665 P.2d 972 (Ariz. 1983). · cites it 4× “As a result, defendant contends that the trial court should have granted his motion to suppress the use at trial of items discovered in the search of his apartment.”
State of Arizona v. Ronald James Sisco II, 373 P.3d 549 (Ariz. 2016). · cites it 2× “2, § 8; A.R.S. § 13-3913. Whether a magistrate’s probable cause determination comports with the Fourth Amendment is a mixed question of law and fact that we review de novo.”
State v. McCall, 677 P.2d 920 (Ariz. 1983). · cites it 2× “Therefore, he claims that the trial court's denial of his Motion to Suppress and the subsequent admission of certain items into evidence was reversible error.”
State v. Estrada, 100 P.3d 452 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 13-3913. ¶ 16 We must address one final issue, however, because, as the state points out, even a wrongful search or seizure by a private citizen does not violate the Fourth Amendment unless the citizen is acting as an agent of the state.”
State v. Turney, 655 P.2d 358 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 8× “Turney is in possession of narcotics to wit: cocaine and heroin and that said narcotics are being concealed in a 1965 Dodge van Arizona registration PAS-931.”
Frimmel v. Hon. sanders/state, 338 P.3d 972 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “Ariz.Rev.Stat. §§ 13-3913 to -3915 (2014); Pike, 113 Ariz.”
State v. Conner, 467 P.3d 246 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 13-3913. ¶18 Conner contends the ex parte order failed to meet the requirements of a search warrant.”
State v. Moorman, 744 P.2d 679 (Ariz. 1987). · cites it 2× “In this case, the affidavit listed the items to be seized as “pillow case used to suffocate victim, knives, receipts, blood stains, victims [sic] identification and any other evidence.”
State v. Stanley, 172 P.3d 848 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 13-3913 (2001). The affidavit here likewise meets that requirement.”
State v. Woratzeck, 637 P.2d 301 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 13-3913. We agree with the state that the warrant’s failure to specifically describe insecticides, plant food, and small potted plants in greater detail did not invalidate the warrant.”
State Ex Rel. Woods v. Filler, 818 P.2d 209 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1991). “The court shall receive and consider, in making any determination of probable cause or reasonable cause, all evidence and information that would be permissible in determining probable cause at a preliminary hearing, at a grand jury or by a magistrate pursuant to § 13-3913,…”
Matter of One (1) Rolex Brand Man's Watch, 860 P.2d 1347 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “The court shall receive and consider, in making any determination of probable cause or reasonable cause, all evidence and information that would be permissible in determining probable cause at a preliminary hearing, at a grand jury or by a magistrate pursuant to § 13-3913,…”
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