SB23-254 limits the issuance of a “no-knock search warrant” to a situation in which there is either probable cause for an arrest of a suspect or because of a “credible threat to the life of any person.”
The House passed SB23-254 on May 2, 2023, by a vote of 42 to 23. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because “no-knock” warrants undermine the rights of Americans ensured by the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They violate the essential principle that law enforcement should not forcibly enter a premises without first providing notice of their authority and purpose of executing a warrant.