Constitution · Kentucky

Ky. Const. art. I, § 10

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Constitution of Kentucky
Text as of
October 2026

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Section 10 Security from search and seizure -- Conditions of issuance of warrant. The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions, from unreasonable search and seizure; and no warrant shall issue to search any place, or seize any person or thing, without describing them as nearly as may be, nor without probable cause supported by oath or affirmation. Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891. History: Not yet amended.

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