Procedimiento de órdenes de búsqueda y recuperación de bienes robados

Explicación Simple

Cuando la policía quiere buscar algo robado en una casa, necesita un permiso llamado orden de búsqueda. Si no tiene este permiso, no puede entrar y buscar.

Es como si quisieras entrar a la casa de un amigo para buscar un juguete prestado; necesitarías su permiso primero. Sin ese permiso, no puedes simplemente entrar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un oficial de policía, recibe una denuncia de que un televisor robado está en la casa de María. Antes de entrar, necesita obtener una orden de búsqueda para asegurarse de que su entrada sea legal. Si entra sin la orden, podría meterse en problemas.

Penalidades

Un oficial que entra sin orden puede enfrentar cargos por un delito menor grave.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 10.79.020 - To whom directed -- Contents All such warrants shall be directed to the sheriff of the county, or his deputy, or to any constable of the county, commanding such officer to search the house or place where the stolen property or other things for which he is required to search are believed to be concealed, which place and property, or things to be searched for shall be designated and described in the warrant, and to bring such stolen property or other things, when found, and the person in whose possession the same shall be found, before the magistrate who shall issue the warrant, or before some other magistrate or court having cognizance of the case. [Code 1881 § 969; 1873 p 216 § 155; 1854 p 101 § 3; RRS § 2239.] RCW 10.79.040 - Search without warrant unlawful--Penalty (1) It shall be unlawful for any policeman or other peace officer to enter and search any private dwelling house or place of residence without the authority of a search warrant issued upon a complaint as by law provided.(2) Any policeman or other peace officer violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. RCW 10.79.050 - Restoration of stolen property to owner -- Duties of officers All property obtained by larceny, robbery or burglary, shall be restored to the owner; and no sale, whether in good faith on the part of the purchaser or not, shall divest the owner of his rights to such property; and it shall be the duty of the officer who shall arrest any person charged as principal or accessory in any robbery or larceny, to secure the property alleged to have been stolen, and he shall be answerable for the same, and shall annex a schedule thereof to his return of the warrant. [Code 1881 § 851; 1873 p 192 § 57; 1854 p 84 § 51; RRS § 2129.]