18 U.S.C. § 2234 — Authority exceeded in executing warrant

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Whoever, in executing a search warrant, willfully exceeds his authority or exercises it with unnecessary severity, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Source credit: (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.)

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1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 803
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-294 · 110 Stat. 3498
2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-273 · 116 Stat. 1805

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