SB50 sets forth requirements concerning the issuance and execution of “no-knock” search warrants that are identical to those described in state law for “no-knock” arrest warrants.
The Senate passed SB50 on April 20, 2021, by a vote of 21 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because “no-knock” warrants undermine the rights of Americans protected specifically by the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. “No-knock” warrants, by definition, violate the basic principle that law enforcement should not forcibly enter a premises without first providing notice of their authority and purpose of executing a warrant.