Section 1535 Of Chapter 3. Of Search Warrants From California Penal Code >> Title 12. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.

. When the officer takes property under the warrant, he must give a receipt for the property taken (specifying it in detail) to the person from whom it was taken by him, or in whose possession it was found; or, in the absence of any person, he must leave it in the place where he found the property.