An application for a warrant under section 529.1 or an authorization under section 529 or 529.4 may be submitted, and the warrant or authorization may be issued, by a means of telecommunication, and section 487.1 applies for those purposes with any necessary modifications.
If a peace officer believes that it would be impracticable in the circumstances to appear personally before a judge or justice to make an application for a warrant under section 529.1 or an authorization under section 529 or 529.4, the warrant or authorization may be issued on an information submitted by telephone or other means of telecommunication and, for that purpose, section 487.1 applies, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to the warrant or authorization.