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SB 0259 - Warrants; issuance of search warrants by judicial officers; change provisions

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: Fort,Vincent 39th
Last Action: 3/18/2008 - House Second Readers
Senate Committee: JUDY
House Committee: JudyNC
Assigned To:
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

Amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 17.  Relating to searches with warrants.  No search warrant shall be issued which contains a no-knock provision unless the affidavit or testimony supporting the warrant establishes a probable cause that if an officer were to knock and announce identity and purpose before entry, such act of knocking and announcing would pose a significant and imminent danger to human life.


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