Law of Criminal Procedure

Search of dwellings is an act of investigation and shall not be resorted to except where a person residing in the dwelling intended to be searched is charged with committing or participating in a crime, or in the presence of presumptions indicating that he is in possession of items related to the crime. The investigator may search the entire place and seize any item that may have been used in the commission of the crime or resulted therefrom as well as anything that may lead to solving the crime, including documents or weapons. In all cases, the investigator shall prepare a report on the search, specifying grounds therefor and results thereof, taking into account that dwellings may not be entered or searched except as provided by law and pursuant to a search warrant issued by the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution.