N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 690.05: Search warrants; in general; definition

§ 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.