1. A warrant issued under this chapter must be executed and returned within ten days from the date of issuance unless, upon the showing of a need for additional time, the court so instructs otherwise in the warrant. A copy of the warrant shall be delivered to a person in charge of the premises being inspected or,ifno one ispresent, a copy of the warrant shall be posted upon the premises. If property isseized pursuant to a warrant, the person executing the warrant shall give tothe person from whom the property is seized, or the person incharge of the premises from which the property is seized, a receipt for the property seized or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property is seized. The return of the warrant shall be made promptly and accompanied by a written inventory of property seized. The inventory shall be made in the presence of the person executing the warrant and of the person from whose possession or premises the property was seized, ifthey are present, or in the presence of at least one credible person other than the person executing the warrant. 2. A copy of the return, the inventory and any receipts issued shall be promptly filed with the clerk of the district court for the county in which the inspection is made. [81 Acts, ch 47, §6]
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