(A) Unless otherwise prescribed in the warrant, the officer executing an administrative search warrant shall make return thereof to the appropriate court within a reasonable time of its execution. The return shall show the date and hour of service.
(B) Except as provided in the following sentence, in executing a search warrant the person authorized to execute it shall before entry make a reasonable effort to present credentials, authority and purpose to an occupant or person in possession of the location designated in the warrant and show him or her the warrant or a copy thereof upon request. In executing a search warrant, the personal authorized to execute the warrant need not inform anyone of his or her authority and purpose, as prescribed in the preceding sentence, but may promptly enter the designated location if it is at the time unoccupied or not in the possession of any person or at the time reasonably believed to be in such condition, but shall orally announce their credentials and authority to execute the warrant prior to entry.
(C) If any property is seized incident to the search, the officer shall give the person from whose possession it was taken, if the person is present, an itemized receipt for the property taken. If no such person is present, the officer shall leave the receipt at the site of the search in a conspicuous place. The return shall be accompanied by any photographs, copies or recordings made, and by any property seized, along with a copy of the itemized receipt of such property required by this section.
(D) The officer may summon as many persons as he or she deems necessary to assist him or her in executing the warrant and may request that a peace officer assist in the execution of the warrant.
(Ord. 2010-04-01, passed 5-12-10)