Testimony Requirements

When the officer informs the judge that the purpose of the communication is to request a search warrant, the judge must: (1) Immediately begin recording, electronically, stenographically, or longhand verbatim the testimony of all persons involved in making the warrant application. Alternatively, with the permission of the judge, the recording may be done by the applicant for the search warrant, but the tape or other medium used to make the record must be submitted to the issuing judge as soon as practical, and no later than the time for filing in Rule 33.04. (2) Identify and place under oath each person whose testimony forms a basis of the application, and each person applying for the warrant. Published by the Revisor of Statutes under Minnesota Statutes, section 3C.08, subdivision 1. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 178 MINNESOTA COURT RULES (3) As soon as is practical after receiving the testimony, the judge must direct that the record of the oral warrant request be transcribed. The judge must certify the accuracy of the transcription. If a longhand verbatim record is made, the judge must sign it.