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Senate approves restrictions on 'no‑knock' entries, requires written agency policies
Summary
First substitute to SB 82 requires law‑enforcement agencies to adopt written forcible‑entry policies, identify officers when possible and address body‑worn cameras; amendment barred no‑knock raids for simple possession and paraphernalia and the amended bill passed on the floor.
Senator Jay Urquhart sponsored a floor amendment and moved first substitute Senate Bill 82, a set of amendments that regulate forcible entry and no‑knock warrants.
Urquhart told colleagues the bill requires law‑enforcement agencies to establish written policies governing forcible entry, identify officers and address body‑worn camera use where available. ‘‘What…
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