Search warrants; what and who are subject to search thereunder · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 690.15 Search warrants; what and who are subject to search
thereunder.
1. A search warrant must direct a search of one or more of the following:
(a) A designated or described place or premises;
(b) A designated or described vehicle, as that term is defined in section 10.00 of the penal law;
(c) A designated or described person.
2. A search warrant which directs a search of a designated or described place, premises or vehicle, may also direct a search of any person present thereat or therein.
A search warrant must direct a search of a specified or described place, premises, vehicle, or person. A warrant for a place, premises, or vehicle may also authorize the search of anyone present there. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.