N.J. Stat. § 33:1-56
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Issuing search warrant; private dwellings
Official statutory text
Any magistrate, hereinafter termed the "issuing magistrate" , may issue a search warrant in the manner hereinafter provided, to search any premises, building, vehicle or place whatsoever containing, or believed upon probable cause, to contain unlawful property; but no search warrant shall issue to search any private dwelling, occupied exclusively as such, unless there is probable cause to believe it is being used for, or in connection with, unlawful alcoholic beverage activity and provided that such use be evidenced by oath of some person, on his own knowledge.
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