{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-690.05","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 690.05","heading":"Search warrants; in general; definition","body":"§ 690.05  Search warrants; in general; definition.\n  1.  Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a local criminal\ncourt may, upon application of a police officer, a district attorney or\nother public servant acting in the course of his official duties, issue\na search warrant.\n  2. A search warrant is a court order and process directing a police\nofficer to conduct:\n  (a) a search of designated premises, or of a designated vehicle, or of\na designated person, for the purpose of seizing designated property or\nkinds of property, and to deliver any property so obtained to the court\nwhich issued the warrant; or\n  (b) a search of a designated premises for the purpose of searching for\nand arresting a person who is the subject of: (i) a warrant of arrest\nissued pursuant to this chapter, a superior court warrant of arrest\nissued pursuant to this chapter, or a bench warrant for a felony issued\npursuant to this chapter, where the designated premises is the dwelling\nof a third party who is not the subject of the arrest warrant; or\n  (ii) a warrant of arrest issued by any other state or federal court\nfor an offense which would constitute a felony under the laws of this\nstate, where the designated premises is the dwelling of a third party\nwho is not the subject of the arrest warrant.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 3. Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous Procedures","Title T. Procedures For Securing Evidence By Means of Court Order and For Sup- Pressing Evidence Unlawfully or Improperly Obtained","Article 690. Search Warrants"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/690.05","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"e1d488552d847c985be88cdaecf90de6cabe9673dea005709eccd62b8216d95c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-680.80","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-690.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}