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5. The application and any supporting affidavit and a copy of the warrant shall be retained in the records of the municipal court. 6. The search warrant shall: (1) Be in writing and in the name ofthe City of University City; (2) Be directed to the code official or any peace officer; (3) State the time and date the warrant is issued; (4) Identify the structure or premises which are to be searched in sufficient detail and particularity that the code official or peace officer executing the warrant can readily ascertain the structure or premises; (5) Identify the place or thing which is to be searched in sufficient detail and particularity that the code official or peace officer executing the warrant can ascertain what he/she is to search; (6) Command that the structure, premises, place or thing be searched and that any of the described property, article, material or substance found thereon or therein and seized or photographed or copied be returned, or the photograph or copy be brought, within ten days after filing of the application, to the municipal judge who issued the warrant, to be dealt with according to law; (7) Be signed by the municipal judge, with his/her title of office indicated. 7. A search warrant issued under this section may be executed only by the code official or a peace officer. The warrant shall be executed by conducting the search and seizure commanded. 8. A search warrant shall be executed as soon as practicable and shall expire if it is not executed and the return made within ten days after the date of the making of the application. 9. After execution of the search warrant, the warrant with a return thereon, signed by the code official or peace officer making the search, shall be delivered to the municipal judge who issued the warrant. The return shall show the date and manner of execution, what was seized, and the name of the possessor and of the owner, when he/she is not the same person, if known. The return shall be accompanied by a copy of the itemized receipt required by paragraph 14. The municipal judge or clerk shall, upon request, deliver a copy of such receipt to the person from whose possession the property was taken and to the applicant for the warrant. 10. A search warrant shall be deemed invalid: (1) If it was not issued by a municipal judge; or (2) If it was issued without a written application having been filed and verified or; (3) Ifit was issued without probable cause; or 4