CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2230

Introduced by Assembly Member Ávila Farías

February 19, 2026

An act to amend Section 1523 of the Penal Code, relating to search warrants.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2230, as introduced, Ávila Farías. Search warrants.
Existing law sets forth the grounds and procedures for the issuance of a search warrant. Existing law defines a search warrant to refer to an order in writing, in the name of the people, signed by a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding that peace officer to search for a person or persons, a thing or things, or personal property, and, in the case of a thing or things, or personal property, bring the thing or things, or the personal property, before the magistrate.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that definition.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 1523 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

1523.
 A search warrant is an order in writing, in the name of the people, signed by a magistrate, directed to a peace officer, commanding him or her that peace officer to search for a person or persons, a thing or things, or personal property, and, in the case of a thing or things things, or personal property, bring the same thing or things, or the personal property, before the magistrate.