New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 690.15 (2026)

Search warrants; what and who are subject to search thereunder

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§ 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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Campbell v. Fernandez, 54 F. Supp. 2d 195 (S.D.N.Y. 1999).
Campbell v. Fernandez, 54 F. Supp. 2d 195 (S.D.N.Y. 1999). “Other than knowing that plaintiff is an African American male, I have no basis for concluding that plaintiff met the description of the unknown male, so as to bring him within the specific parameters of the search warrant.”
N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 690.15(2): 1 case
Campbell v. Fernandez, 54 F. Supp. 2d 195 (S.D.N.Y. 1999). “Other than knowing that plaintiff is an African American male, I have no basis for concluding that plaintiff met the description of the unknown male, so as to bring him within the specific parameters of the search warrant.”
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