Connecticut General Statutes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33j (2026)
Issuance of search warrant for property of journalist or news organization
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(a) No search warrant, as provided in section 54-33a, may be issued to search any place or seize anything in the possession, custody or control of any journalist or news organization unless such warrant is issued upon probable cause that such person or organization has committed or is committing the offense related to the property named in the warrant or such property constitutes contraband or an instrumentality of a crime.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the right to subpoena any such evidence if such subpoena is otherwise permitted by law.
(P.A. 79-14, S. 2.)
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1994–1998 · leading case: State v. White, 640 A.2d 572 (Conn. 1994).
State v. White, 640 A.2d 572 (Conn. 1994). “ontrolled, designed or intended for use or which is or has been used or which may be used as the means of committing any criminal offense; or (2) which was stolen or embezzled; or (3) which constitutes evidence of an offense, or that a particular person participated in the…”
In re Darlene C., 717 A.2d 1242 (Conn. 1998). “ontrolled, designed or intended for use or which is or has been used or which may be used as the means of committing any criminal offense; or (2) which was stolen or embezzled; or (3) which constitutes evidence of an offense, or that a particular person participated in the…”
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