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Committee reviews bill to ensure law enforcement gets probable-cause affidavits before warrants are served
Summary
The House Committee on Judiciary heard testimony on Senate Bill 186, which would require that affidavits or sworn testimony supporting probable cause be made available to law enforcement before execution of a warrant or summons; no formal vote was taken.
The House Committee on Judiciary on March 5 heard from the Revisor's office and law enforcement on Senate Bill 186, a measure that would require affidavits or sworn testimony supporting probable cause to be made available to law enforcement prior to execution of a warrant or summons.
Jason Thompson of the Revisor's Office told the committee the bill would amend KSA 22-2302, the statute governing issuance of arrest warrants, by inserting language that makes clear affidavits and sworn testimony must be provided to law enforcement prior to execution. "So the bill provides there with the changes on lines 28 and 29…
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