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title: "18 U.S.C. § 2235"
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title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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# 18 U.S.C. § 2235 - Search warrant procured maliciously

## Text

Whoever maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(a)(8), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3498; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title III, § 3002(a)(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1805.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 630 (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XI, § 20, 40 Stat. 230). Minor changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2002—Pub. L. 107–273 inserted “, or both” after “year”. 1996—Pub. L. 104–294 substituted “fined under this title” for “fined not more than $1,000”.