13-3918. Time of execution and return
A. A search warrant shall be executed within five calendar days from its issuance
and returned to a magistrate within three court business days after the warrant is
executed. Upon expiration of the five day period, the warrant is void unless the time is
extended by a magistrate. The time for execution of the warrant may be extended for no
longer than five calendar days. The documents and records of the court relating to the
search warrant need not be open to the public until the return of the warrant or the
warrant is deemed void pursuant to this section unless a magistrate orders the time to be
shortened or lengthened for good cause. Thereafter, if the warrant has been executed, the
documents and records shall be open to the public as a judicial record.
B. If a duplicate original search warrant has been executed, the peace officer who
executed the warrant shall enter the exact time of its execution on its face.
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