Verification under §19.2-56 is used to determine the warrant's:

Verification under §19.2-56 is used to determine the warrant's:

• A. Validity
• B. Speed
• C. Cost
• D. Jurisdiction

Answer: (A)

Verification is the sworn assertion that the information supporting a warrant is true to the best of the affiant’s knowledge. This step gives the magistrate a basis to determine probable cause and to issue a legally valid warrant. When the verification shows the facts are credible and adequately supported, the warrant is valid and enforceable; if not, the warrant can be challenged or the evidence may be suppressed. Because it directly concerns the truth and sufficiency of the underlying facts, verification determines the warrant’s validity. Speed, cost, and jurisdiction aren’t decided by the verification process itself.

Verification is the sworn assertion that the information supporting a warrant is true to the best of the affiant’s knowledge. This step gives the magistrate a basis to determine probable cause and to issue a legally valid warrant. When the verification shows the facts are credible and adequately supported, the warrant is valid and enforceable; if not, the warrant can be challenged or the evidence may be suppressed. Because it directly concerns the truth and sufficiency of the underlying facts, verification determines the warrant’s validity. Speed, cost, and jurisdiction aren’t decided by the verification process itself.