{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "690.05", "citation": "CPL § 690.05", "heading": "Search warrants; in general; definition", "text": ["§ 690.05  Search warrants; in general; definition.", "1.  Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a local criminal court may, upon application of a police officer, a district attorney or other public servant acting in the course of his official duties, issue a search warrant.", "2. A search warrant is a court order and process directing a police officer to conduct:", "(a) a search of designated premises, or of a designated vehicle, or of a designated person, for the purpose of seizing designated property or kinds of property, and to deliver any property so obtained to the court which issued the warrant; or", "(b) a search of a designated premises for the purpose of searching for and arresting a person who is the subject of: (i) a warrant of arrest issued pursuant to this chapter, a superior court warrant of arrest issued pursuant to this chapter, or a bench warrant for a felony issued pursuant to this chapter, where the designated premises is the dwelling of a third party who is not the subject of the arrest warrant; or", "(ii) a warrant of arrest issued by any other state or federal court for an offense which would constitute a felony under the laws of this state, where the designated premises is the dwelling of a third party who is not the subject of the arrest warrant."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/690.05", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A local criminal court may issue a search warrant on an official-duty application by a **police officer, district attorney, or other public servant**.\n\n- **(1)** The application and warrant must satisfy this article.\n- **(2)(a)** A warrant may direct police to search a named place, vehicle, or person for identified property and **deliver seized property to the issuing court**.\n- **(2)(b)** It may direct a search of a third party’s home to find and arrest someone named in a New York arrest warrant or felony bench warrant, or an out-of-state or federal warrant for conduct that would be a New York felony. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/690.05", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}