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Manl-ID: LHBSAP1 LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR SPECIAL AGENTS PART 1 a *x*EFEDte: 07/26/1999 MCRT#: 915 Div: D9 Cav: SecCls: |5-13.5| Choice of Warrant or Less Intrusive Means | (Formerly 5-12.5) | In choosing whether to use the search warrant process or alternative less intrusive means, such as subpoenas or summonses, to obtain documents, Agents should consider: (1) Whether use of the alternative means will give advance notice of the government's interest, with the resulting likelihood of destruction, alteration, or concealment of the documents sought; (2) Whether the government has an immediate need to obtain the documentary materials. *k*EEEDte: 07/26/1999 MCRT#: 915 Div: D9 Cav: SecCls: |5-13.6| Sanctions | (Formerly 5-12.6) | Violation of the guidelines requires appropriate disciplinary action by the Agency in which the violator is employed. Exclusion of evidence as a remedy for failure to comply with the guidelines is expressly prohibited. *XEFEDte: 07/26/1999 MCRT#: 915 Div: D9 Cav: SecCls: SE E Printed: 05/05/2004 13:08:54 Page 33