§ 808-4a

808.4A Application for search warrant — global positioning device — issuance. 1. A peace officer may make a written application to a magistrate for the issuance of a search warrant to authorize the placement, tracking, monitoring, or removal of a globalpositioning device, supported by a peace officer’s oath or affirmation, which includes facts,information, and circumstances tending to establish sufficient grounds for granting the peaceofficer’s application, and probable cause for believing the grounds exist. 2. The application shall describe the person, place, or thing to be tracked or monitored by a global positioning device, or the removal of such a device from a person, place, orthing with sufficient specificity to enable an independent reasonable person with reasonableeffort to ascertain and identify the person, place, or thing. If the magistrate issues the searchwarrant, the magistrate shall endorse on the application the name and address of all personsupon whose sworn testimony the magistrate relied to issue the warrant together with theabstract of each witness’ testimony, or the witness’ affidavit.

e application the name and address of all personsupon whose sworn testimony the magistrate relied to issue the warrant together with theabstract of each witness’ testimony, or the witness’ affidavit. However, if the grounds forissuance are supplied by an informant, the magistrate shall identify only the peace officer towhom the information was given. The application or sworn testimony supplied in supportof the application must establish the credibility of the informant or the credibility of theinformation given by the informant. The magistrate may in the magistrate’s discretion requirethat a witness upon whom the applicant relies for the information appear personally and beexamined concerning the information. 3. Upon a finding of probable cause to issue such a warrant, the magistrate shall issue a warrant, signed by the magistrate with the magistrate’s name of office, directed to anypeace officer, commanding that the peace officer place, track, monitor, or remove the globalpositioning device. 2014 Acts, ch 1083, §2Referred to in §808.1For future amendments to section contingent upon adoption of rules by the supreme court regarding electronic search warrants, see 2017 Acts, ch 37,

device. 2014 Acts, ch 1083, §2Referred to in §808.1For future amendments to section contingent upon adoption of rules by the supreme court regarding electronic search warrants, see 2017 Acts, ch 37, §6, 9 Sat Dec 23 12:33:56 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 808.4A (18, 0)