>The very short time limits IANAL, and I may not be reading the bill correctly, but it looks to me like the limit is always 10 days, which doesn't seem that ba

>The very short time limits IANAL, and I may not be reading the bill correctly, but it looks to me like the limit is always 10 days, which doesn't seem that bad to me. The relevant language is: "10 whole days if the warrant is issued under Section 5A, Article 18.21". Section 5A is the meat of this bill. I think the warrants we're concerned with are all issued under section 5A. Note that the 3 day limit is current law. The 10 day limit is new. >the contempt of court threat What would the penalty be for failing to comply with a court-issued search warrant, if not contempt of court? I was under the impression that was already normal.