Title

Sneak and Peek Search Warrants and the USA Patriot Act

Authors

Donald E. Wilkes Jr., University of Georgia School of LawFollow

The Georgia Defender, p. 1 (September 2002). There is a statutory and caselaw update at the end of this article.

Abstract

A sneak and peek search warrant (also called a covert entry search warrant or a surreptitious entry search warrant) is a search warrant authorizing the law enforcement officers executing it to effect physical entry into private premises without the owner’s or the occupant’s permission or knowledge and to clandestinely search the premises; usually, such entry requires a stealthy breaking and entering.

Repository Citation

Wilkes, Donald E. Jr., "Sneak and Peek Search Warrants and the USA Patriot Act" (2002). Popular Media. 100.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_pm/100