Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.21 (2026)

Issuance of search warrants

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A judge of a court of record may, within his jurisdiction, issue warrants to search a house or place:

(A) For property stolen, taken by robbers, embezzled, or obtained under false pretense;

(B) For weapons, implements, tools, instruments, articles or property used as a means of the commission of a crime, or when any of the objects or articles are in the possession of another person with the intent to use them as a means of committing crime;

(C) For forged or counterfeit coins, stamps, imprints, labels, trade-marks, bank bills, or other instruments of writing, and dies, plates, stamps, or brands for making them;

(D) For obscene materials and materials harmful to minors involved in a violation of section 2907.31 or 2907.32 of the Revised Code, but only so much of such materials shall be seized as are necessary for evidence in a prosecution of the violation;

(E) For gaming table, establishment, device, or apparatus kept or exhibited for unlawful gaming, or to win or gain money or other property, and for money or property won by unlawful gaming;

(F) For the existence of physical conditions which are or may become hazardous to the public health, safety, or welfare, when governmental inspections of property are authorized or required by law.

The enumeration of certain property and material in this section shall not affect or modify other laws for search and seizure.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1957–2026 · leading case: State v. Jacob, 924 N.E.2d 410 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2009).
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State v. Jacob, 924 N.E.2d 410 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2009). · cites it 5× “” {¶ 18} R.C. 2933.21 provides, “A judge of a court of record may, within his jurisdiction, issue warrants to search a house or place: (A) For property stolen, taken by robbers, embezzled, or obtained under false pretense; [and] (B) For weapons, implements, tools, instruments,…”
Cardwell v. Lewis, 417 U.S. 583 (1974). · cites it 2× “" Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2933.21 (Supp. 1972).”
State v. Brown, 28 N.E.3d 81 (Ohio 2015). · cites it 2× “{¶ 4} Appellees filed motions to suppress the evidence obtained during the search, arguing that the search warrant was void because probate judges do not *93 have the statutory authority under R.C. 2933.21 to issue a criminal search warrant.”
State v. Williams, 565 N.E.2d 563 (Ohio 1991). · cites it 3× “Search warrants are issued pursuant to the authority found in R.C. 2933.21 and Crim. R. 41. R.C. 2933.25 dictates the form of a search warrant.”
State v. Gedeon, 2019-Ohio-3348. · cites it 3× “” He also claims that “R.C. §2933.21 et.seq. warrant protections were ignored” because the police failed to serve the owner of the phone (i.”
State v. Harrison (Slip Opinion), 2021-Ohio-4465, 187 N.E.3d 510. “41(C)(2) (judge shall issue search warrant if satisfied that probable cause exists); R.C. 2933.21 (judge of a court of record may, within his jurisdiction, issue search warrants); R.”
State v. Nurse, 2012-Ohio-6000. · cites it 5× “]” R.C. 2933.21. Under Rule 41(A) of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure, “a judge of a court of record” may issue a search warrant “to search and seize property located within the court’s territorial jurisdiction[.”
State v. Gervin, 2016-Ohio-5670. “03(Z) a judge holding this position “shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion County and shall be elected 1 In reaching this conclusion, the Supreme…”
State v. Garcia, 2022-Ohio-3426. “, R.C. 2933.21(A)(1), “‘[b]ody cavity search’ means an inspection of the anal or vaginal cavity of a person.”
State v. Dulaney, 2013-Ohio-3985. · cites it 8× “41(A) and R.C. 2933.21 {¶10} Crim.R. 41(A) provides that “[a] search warrant authorized by this rule may be issued by a judge of a court of record to search and seize property located within the court’s territorial jurisdiction, upon the request of a prosecuting attorney or a…”
State v. Vinson, 2021-Ohio-836. “{¶ 27} Search warrants are issued pursuant to the authority found in R.C. 2933.21 through 2933.25 and former Crim.”
State v. Camper, 2023-Ohio-4673, 232 N.E.3d 419. “All evidence obtained as a result should have been excluded pursuant to the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 14 of the Ohio Constitution, R.C. 2933.21, R.C. 2933.22, Crim. R. 41, and Franklin County Loc.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.21(A): 2 cases
State v. Jacob, 924 N.E.2d 410 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2009). “” {¶ 18} R.C. 2933.21 provides, “A judge of a court of record may, within his jurisdiction, issue warrants to search a house or place: (A) For property stolen, taken by robbers, embezzled, or obtained under false pretense; [and] (B) For weapons, implements, tools, instruments,…”
State v. Dulaney, 2013-Ohio-3985. “41(A) and R.C. 2933.21 {¶10} Crim.R. 41(A) provides that “[a] search warrant authorized by this rule may be issued by a judge of a court of record to search and seize property located within the court’s territorial jurisdiction, upon the request of a prosecuting attorney or a…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.21(A)(1): 1 case
State v. Garcia, 2022-Ohio-3426. “, R.C. 2933.21(A)(1), “‘[b]ody cavity search’ means an inspection of the anal or vaginal cavity of a person.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.21(F): 2 cases
Blanchard Twp. Bd. of Trs. v. Simon, 2023-Ohio-1704, 214 N.E.3d 1255.
Deitz v. Shelby Cty. Clerk of Court, 2026-Ohio-63.
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