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Minn. Stat. § 626.15 (2026)

Execution And Return Of Warrant; Time

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(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a search warrant must be executed and returned to the court which issued it within ten days after its date. After the expiration of this time, the warrant is void unless previously executed.

(b) A search warrant on a financial institution for financial records is valid for 30 days.

(c) A district court judge may grant an extension of a warrant on a financial institution for financial records upon an application under oath stating that the financial institution has not produced the requested financial records within the 30-day period and that an extension is necessary to achieve the purposes for which the search warrant was granted. Each extension may not exceed 30 days.

(d) For the purposes of this section, "financial institution" has the meaning given in section 13A.01, subdivision 2, and "financial records" has the meaning given in section 13A.01, subdivision 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2023 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 831 N.W.2d 917 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013).
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State v. Johnson, 831 N.W.2d 917 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “Finally, appellant argues that the forensic analysis of the hard drive violated Minn.Stat. § 626.15(a) (2008), which provides that “a search warrant must be executed and returned to the court which issued it within ten days after its date.”
United States v. McElrath, 759 F. Supp. 1391 (D. Minnesota 1991). · cites it 6× “Minn.Stat. § 626.15. However, Minneapolis police did not execute the warrant within the ten-day period imposed by statute.”
State v. King, 690 N.W.2d 397 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Minn.Stat. § 626.15(a) (2002) provides that, absent circumstances not present here, “a search warrant must be executed and returned to the court which issued it within ten days after its date.”
United States v. Tenerelli, 614 F.3d 764 (8th Cir. 2010). “Tenerelli also argues that the videotapes should have been suppressed because the probable cause supporting the search warrant was stale.”
United States v. Robinson, 536 F.3d 874 (8th Cir. 2008). “Minn.Stat. Ann. § 626.15(a) (West 2003). After the ten days expire, the warrant is void unless previously executed.”
Search Warrant of Columbia Heights v. Rozman, 586 N.W.2d 273 (Minn. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “He claims that the December 4 warrants violated chapter 626 because they were not executed by a peace officer and because they were not executed within 10 days as required by Minn.Stat. § 626.15 (1996). But if, as he argues, chapter 626 provides no authority for the issuance of…”
State of Minnesota v. Keevin Lashawn Hinton (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 10× “” Minn. Stat. § 626.15 (a) (2020). A search-warrant affidavit must contain proof “of facts so closely related to the time of the issue of the warrant as to justify a finding of probable cause at that time.”
United States v. Gregory Lynn McCoy, 6 F. App'x 493 (8th Cir. 2001). “In addition, under Minn.Stat. § 626.15, the warrant was still valid at the time it was executed.”
State of Minnesota v. Cassandra Lee Lundgren (Minn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “Minn. Stat. § 626.15 (a) (2014). Whether a delay in executing a search warrant is unconstitutional depends on whether probable cause still exists at the time of execution of the warrant and whether it is still likely that the items sought will be found in the place to be…”
State of Minnesota v. Charles Edward Erdmann (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” 6 Minn. Stat. § 626.15 (a) (2012). Here, the search warrant was issued on June 30 and executed on July 9 and therefore complies with the statutory deadline.”
United States v. Pape, 917 F. Supp. 2d 888 (D. Minnesota 2013). · cites it 2× “As provided by Minn.Stat. § 626.15, the search warrant was valid for 10 days.”
State v. Fay, 488 N.W.2d 322 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “See Minn.Stat. §§ 626.15, .16 (1990). The state argues that such minor statutory violations do not merit suppression absent a showing of prejudice by defendant, relying on State v.”
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— Minn. Stat. § 626.15(a) — 4 cases
State v. Johnson, 831 N.W.2d 917 (Minn. Ct. App. 2013). “Finally, appellant argues that the forensic analysis of the hard drive violated Minn.Stat. § 626.15(a) (2008), which provides that “a search warrant must be executed and returned to the court which issued it within ten days after its date.”
State v. King, 690 N.W.2d 397 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005). “Minn.Stat. § 626.15(a) (2002) provides that, absent circumstances not present here, “a search warrant must be executed and returned to the court which issued it within ten days after its date.”
United States v. Robinson, 536 F.3d 874 (8th Cir. 2008). “Minn.Stat. Ann. § 626.15(a) (West 2003). After the ten days expire, the warrant is void unless previously executed.”
State of Minnesota v. Keevin Lashawn Hinton (Minn. Ct. App. 2023). “” Minn. Stat. § 626.15 (a) (2020). A search-warrant affidavit must contain proof “of facts so closely related to the time of the issue of the warrant as to justify a finding of probable cause at that time.”
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