AB834 creates a statutory provision that permits law enforcement officers to execute “no-knock” search warrants in certain “dangerous” or “ineffective” situations.
The Assembly passed AB834 on January 25, 2022, by a vote of 58 to 34 (Vote 174). We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill undermines 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.