NICHOLS, Presiding Judge.
1. A search warrant issued by a justice of the peace is a "lawful process or order" as described in Code § 26-4401.
(a) There is no statutory restriction prohibiting a justice of the peace from issuing a search warrant requiring the search of premises within the county but outside his district (see 79 CJS 855, Searches and Seizures, § 72b), and in the absence of such a restriction a search warrant may be issued by...
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