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Terms Used In California Constitution Article I § 13 - The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, ...

  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable seizures and searches may not be violated; and a warrant may not issue except on probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons and things to be seized.

(Sec. 13 added Nov. 5, 1974, by Prop. 7. Res.Ch. 90, 1974.)