NEW California Search Warrant Templates

Effective January 1st, 2016 California law enforcement officers must comply with the provisions of Senate Bill 178 (SB 178) as codified in Penal Code 1546-1546.4.  The new law affects searches of electronic devices, cellular service providers, email, and social media.  It includes new search warrant procedures and notification requirements.

To address these new requirements, the Attorney General’s Office, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office have distributed a number of training guides, templates, and instructional videos. This file contains:

• California Attorney General’s Office Overview
• Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Training Article
• Orange County District Attorney’s Office Training Videos
• Face Sheet and Search Warrant Template
• Call Detail Records Property Description-Exhibit A and B
• Cell Phone Handset Property Description-Exhibit A and B
• Affidavit for Search Warrant
• Contemporaneous Notice-Electronic Communications Service
• Contemporaneous Notice –Device Search
• Notice-Emergency Search
• Notice-Following Delayed Notification
• Delayed Notification Order
• Delayed Notification Extension Request
• Delayed Notification Extension Order
• Cover Letter to Electronic Communication Service