N.Y. CVR Law § 8
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Right of search and seizure
Official statutory text
§ 8. Right of search and seizure. The right of the people to be secure\nin their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable\nsearches and seizures, shall not be violated; and no warrants can issue\nbut upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation, and\nparticularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or\nthings to be seized.\n
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