IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT



IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR COUNTY COUNTY, FLORIDA

STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY CR #: 00-00-000000

PLAINTIFF,

vs. AFFIDAVIT AND APPLICATION

FOR SEARCH AND

IN RE: United States Currency contained in SEIZURE WARRANT

BANK NAME accounts belonging to:

SUSPECT(S), Date of Birth: SUSPECT DOB

DEFENDANT(S).

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BEFORE ME, the undersigned Judge of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, in and for COUNTY County, Florida, appeared this sworn affidavit and application by YOUR RANK YOUR NAME of the YOUR AGENCY, who was first duly sworn, deposes and says that HE/SHE (YOU) has probable cause to believe, and does believe, that within the premises described as:

BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, CITY, Florida, and specifically accounts belonging to SUSPECT(S), SUSPECT(S) DOB,

there exists the below described property which was used as a means to commit a crime, or which constitutes evidence relevant to proving felonies have been committed, and/or are proceeds from criminal activity or unlawfully obtained funds located in COUNTY County, Florida, to wit:

WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE IN THE ACCOUNT (United States Currency, an undetermined amount), (the content of safety deposit box), ETC.

hereinafter referred to as “the Property,”

And that “the Property” has been obtained in and/or is being kept and/or used in violation of the laws of the State of Florida, to wit:

Florida Statute STATUTE # – OFFENSE

Florida Statute STATUTE # - OFFENSE

Florida Statute STATUTE # – OFFENSE

THE BASIS FOR YOUR AFFIANT’S BELIEF IS AS FOLLOWS:

Your Affiant, YOUR RANK YOUR NAME (hereinafter referred to as YA), is a duly sworn law enforcement officer employed by the AGENCY and has been since HIRE DATE. YA successfully completed Basic Law Enforcement Training at ACADEMY YOU ATTENDED in CITY WHERE YOU ATTENDED, COUNTY WHERE YOU ATTENDED County, Florida. YA served as SUMMARIZE YOUR LEO WORK EXPERIENCE. YA has attended SUMMARIZE SPECIAL TRAINING & LEO CLASSES INCLUDING APPROXIMATE DATES OF COMPLETION. By HIS/HER training and experience, SUMMARIZE SPECIAL QUALIFICIATIONS BASED ON ABOVE TRAINING – IE, FAMILIARITY WITH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD PORNGRAPHY, ETC. YA is currently assigned to CURRENT ASSIGNMENT, and has been assigned to investigate various criminal offenses to include, but not limited to, YOUR CASE LOAD since MONTH, YEAR YOUR CURRENT ASSIGNMENT BEGAN.

SUMMARIZE YOUR CASE HERE

YA knows, based on training and experience, that it is common for individuals involved in illegal activities involving United States Currency to hide, or attempt to hide, the illegal source of the money, so it may be used in later, legitimate transactions. One common method of hiding the illegal nature of the source of money is to place the money into an account with a legitimate financial institution.

BASED ON THE FOREGOING, YA has reason to believe and does believe that the premises in question have contained in the past, and do contain now, certain instrumentalities and contraband which constitute a violation of the laws of the State of Florida, or certain evidence which constitutes proof of a violation of the laws of the State of Florida, and based upon the foregoing requests issuance of a search warrant for the above-described premises to allow seizure of the above-described items.

ALL OF WHICH WHEREFORE, YA prays that a search warrant be issued according to law, commanding the Sheriff and/or duly constituted Deputy Sheriffs of Alachua County, Florida, and/or Detectives and/or Law enforcement officers of the LIST ALL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HELP SERVE WARRANT and/or Special Agents of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and/or Special Agents of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, and/or Special Agents of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and/or any of their duly constituted Agents, with necessary and proper assistance, to search the above-described premises for the above-described items, and for the search, seizure, and safekeeping thereof, either in the daytime or night-time, or on Sunday, as the exigencies of the occasion may demand, in order that the evidence may be procured to be used in the prosecution of such person or persons unlawfully possessing or using the same in violation of the laws of the State of Florida.

WHEREFORE, Affiant makes this affidavit and prays for the issuance of a Search and Seizure Warrant to freeze the movement of money in said accounts.

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YOUR RANK YOUR NAME, Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed to before me this ____ day of MONTH, 20__.

_____________________________________

Notary or Assistant State Attorney

The above application for search warrant coming on to be heard and having examined the application made under oath and the above sworn affidavit set forth and other facts and thereupon being satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that the grounds set forth in said application and facts do exist and that the law is being violated as alleged, I so find, and a search warrant is hereby allowed and issued.

_____________________________________

Circuit Judge

Reviewed by: _________________________________

ATTORNEY NAME,

Assistant State Attorney

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR COUNTY COUNTY, FLORIDA

STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY CR #: 00-00-000000

vs.                               

                                                                                    SEARCH AND SEIZURE

WARRANT

IN RE: United States Currency contained in

BANK NAME accounts belonging to:

SUSPECT(S), Date of Birth: SUSPECT DOB

DEFENDANT(S).

_____________________________________________/

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

TO: ALL AND SINGULAR THE SHERIFF AND/OR DULY CONSTITUTED DEPUTY SHERIFFS OF COUNTY COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND/OR DETECTIVES AND/OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE LIST ALL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND/OR SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, AND/OR SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, AND/OR ANY OF THEIR DULY CONSTITUTED AGENTS

WHEREAS, complaint on oath and in writing supported by affidavit has been made to me, the undersigned Judge of COUNTY County, Florida, by YOUR RANK YOUR NAME, a law enforcement officer employed by the YOUR AGENCY, who was first duly Sworn, deposes and says that HE/SHE (YOU) has reason to believe the laws of the State of Florida have been violated and are now being violated and there is now being kept in or on the below-described premises and/or the curtilage of the same certain evidence, fruits, or instrumentalities of that crime to be found in or on the following described premises located in COUNTY County, Florida:

EXACT SAME ITEM DESCRIPTION FROM PAGE 1

            SAID PREMISES being in the County of COUNTY, State of Florida, and being in the control of BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, CITY, Florida, and specifically any account under the name SUSPECT(S), Date of Birth SUSPECT(S) DOB, and Affiant having stated probable cause to believe that the following described items are upon/within said BANK NAME, the following Property is to be seized:

WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE IN THE ACCOUNT (United States Currency, an undetermined amount), (the content of safety deposit box), ETC.

ALL OF WHICH is being kept and/or was used and/or obtained in and/or is evidence of a violation of the laws of the State of Florida, And that “the Property” has been and is being kept and used in violation of the laws of the State of Florida, to wit:

Florida Statute STATUTE # – OFFENSE

Florida Statute STATUTE # - OFFENSE

Florida Statute STATUTE # – OFFENSE

AND, as I am satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that “The Property” is located within BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, CITY, Florida, and specifically any account under the name of SUSPECT(S), Date of Birth SUSPECT(S) DOB, I expressly find probable cause for the issuance of this Search Warrant based upon the Application and Affidavit for Search Warrant.

NOW THEREFORE, you or either of you, YOUR RANK YOUR NAME and officers with the above agencies, with such lawful assistance as may be necessary, are hereby commanded, in the daytime or in the nighttime, or on Sunday or as the exigencies of the occasion may demand to enter enter BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, CITY, Florida, and specifically any account under the name SUSPECT(S), Date of Birth SUSPECT(S) DOB, and search for ‘the Property,”

AND, if “the Property” be found, YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to seize and secure same, giving proper receipt therefore and delivering a true copy of this Search Warrant to an officer in charge of that branch of the BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, CITY, Florida,

AND to make return of your doings under this warrant to a court with jurisdiction within ten (10) days from the date hereof, and you are further directed to bring said property so found and any person arrested in connection therewith, before the court having jurisdiction of this offense to be disposed of according to law. You, or either of you, with such lawful assistance as may be necessary, are also authorized and commanded to search those vehicles and structures which you may encounter on the premises or curtilage thereof, and any person reasonably believed to be in possession of an item to be seized, pursuant to the execution of this warrant.

This Warrant specifically authorizes that the evidence seized hereunder remains in the physical possession of BANK NAME, and said evidence shall be deemed to be in the constructive custody of this Court, and shall not be disposed of, disbursed, or transferred except by Order of the Court having jurisdiction over this offense, upon application of the YOUR AGENCY or the State Attorney, Eighth Judicial Circuit, upon disposition of this offense.

WITNESS, my hand and official seal this ___ day of MONTH, 20__.

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CIRCUIT JUDGE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR COUNTY COUNTY, FLORIDA

STATE OF FLORIDA, AGENCY CR #: 00-00-000000

PLAINTIFF,

vs.

IN RE: United States Currency contained in

BANK NAME accounts belonging to:

SUSPECT(S), Date of Birth: SUSPECT DOB

DEFENDANT(S).

_________________________________

BANK OFFICER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF

ACCEPTANCE OF SEARCH WARRANT

I, _______________________________, acknowledge receipt of the Search and Seizure Warrant issued on DATE COURT SIGNED, in the above-styled case, which directs the seizure and securing of the contents of account number: any account under the name SUSPECT(S) NAME, Date of Birth SUSPECT DOB, at BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, CITY, Florida, to-wit: a minimum of approximately $____________ with the current amount at the time of this signing being ____________.

On behalf of BANK NAME, I agree to hold the funds allocated to this account on behalf of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, in and for COUNTY County, Florida, as provided for in the aforementioned warrant. I understand that the funds contained therein are in the constructive custody of said Court, and that no use or disbursement of them may be made without the further written Order of the Court. I understand that if any unauthorized use or disbursement of the funds contained in these accounts occurs, I, and BANK NAME, may be liable to the Court for proceedings in Contempt of Court.

Date:

(signature and title of bank officer)

Date:

(witness signature)

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