Constitution · West Virginia

W. Va. Const. art. III, § 6

Constitution
Constitution of West Virginia
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Unreasonable searches and seizures prohibited. The rights of the citizens to be secure in their houses, persons, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. No warrant shall issue except upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched, or the person or thing to be seized.

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