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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-5-2. Inventory of items seized without search warrant to be given to person arrested and judicial officer before whom person arrested taken; return of items.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-5-2. Inventory of items seized without search warrant to be given to person arrested and judicial officer before whom person arrested taken; return of items.

An inventory of all instruments, articles, or things seized in a search without a search warrant shall be given to the person arrested and a copy thereof delivered to the judicial officer before whom the person arrested is taken. If the person arrested is released without a charge being preferred against him, all instruments, articles, or things seized, other than contraband or stolen property, shall be returned to him upon release.

## History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 567, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For comment on warrantless search of defendant’s home, see 41 Emory L.J. 321 (1992).