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Committee hears bill to require law‑enforcement affidavits for search warrants; proponents say it protects privacy
Summary
House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 138, which would require search warrants to be issued only on the sworn statement of a law‑enforcement officer; proponents said the change protects Fourth Amendment rights and prevents misuse of warrants based on non‑officer affidavits, while lawmakers questioned effects on anonymous tips.
The House Committee on Judiciary on March 4 heard Senate Bill 138, which would amend KSA 22-2502 to require search warrants to be issued only on a law-enforcement officer’s oral or written sworn statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause.
Committee reviser Jason Thompson summarized the bill as a narrow change to the criminal procedure statute: “The bill would amend KSA 22-2502… so that the warrant may be issued only upon the oral written statement of a law enforcement officer under oath or affirmation,” he said. The bill’s text replaces broader language that currently allows a warrant on the oral or written statement…
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