Search warrants; when executable · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 690.30 Search warrants; when executable.
1. A search warrant must be executed not more than ten days after the date of issuance and it must thereafter be returned to the court without unnecessary delay.
2. A search warrant may be executed on any day of the week. It may be executed only between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M., unless the warrant expressly authorizes execution thereof at any time of the day or night, as provided in subdivision five of section 690.45.
A search warrant must be executed within 10 days after issuance and returned to the court without unnecessary delay. It may be executed any day, but only between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. unless the warrant expressly authorizes day-or-night execution under § 690.45(5). ★
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.