Search warrants; where executable · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 690.20 Search warrants; where executable.
1. A search warrant issued by a district court, the New York City criminal court or a superior court judge sitting as a local criminal court may be executed pursuant to its terms anywhere in the state.
2. A search warrant issued by a city court, a town court or a village court may be executed pursuant to its terms only in the county of issuance or an adjoining county.
A search warrant from a district court, New York City Criminal Court, or superior-court judge sitting locally may be executed anywhere in New York. A warrant from a city, town, or village court may be executed only in the issuing county or an adjoining county. ★
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.