Section 29-2608 - Search of residence prohibited; exception(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a warrant may not be issued to search a residence unless: (1) the residence or part of the residence is used as a store, hotel, restaurant, or boarding house;(2) the residence is used as a public resort; or(3) the residence is used to keep, hide, or provide alcoholic beverages to sell or for another use that violates the law.(b) A judge of the District Court may issue a warrant after determining that the issuance would be proper, based on an examination of: (1) the applicant for the warrant; orAdded by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 41, Sec. 2, eff. 7/1/2016.