Tenn. Const. art. I, § 7
- Constitution
- Constitution of Tennessee
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
That the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions, from unreasonable searches and seizures; and that general warrants, whereby an officer may be commanded to search suspected places, without evidence of the fact committed, or to seize any person or persons not named, whose offences are not particularly described and supported by evidence, are dangerous to liberty, and ought not to be granted.
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