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Cheyenne council postpones administrative-inspection-warrant ordinance after widespread public opposition
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment calling the measure a threat to Fourth Amendment protections, Cheyenne City Council unanimously voted to postpone consideration of an ordinance authorizing administrative inspection warrants to its Feb. 9 meeting.
The Cheyenne City Council on Jan. 26 voted unanimously to postpone consideration of a proposed ordinance (chapter 1.28) that would authorize certain city officials to seek administrative inspection warrants allowing entry onto private property. The postponement followed extensive public comment and several substitute drafts submitted by residents and attorneys.
Residents repeatedly told the council the ordinance, as drafted, would permit warrantless or internally issued “administrative” warrants that risked bypassing judicial oversight. Gary Pugh, a Ward 1 resident, said the proposal “bypass[es] judicial oversight and weaken[s] the constitutional barrier that protects residents from unreasonable searches…
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