Kentucky Senate passes bill restricting no-knock warrants
However, some say the bill doesn’t go far enough.
Share this story
Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
A bill that places more restrictions on no-knock warrants passed unanimously in the Kentucky Senate on Thursday (Feb. 25). The legislation was introduced as a response to the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police when they used a no-knock warrant last March.
In the months after Taylor’s death, it was revealed that false information was used by police to obtain the search warrant for her home, which the new bill appears to address. The legislation proposes that no-knock warrants only be issued in cases with “clear and convincing evidence” that the “crime alleged is a crime that would qualify a person, if convicted, as a violent offender.” The warrants would also have to be served between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Nearly a year after police in Louisville shot and killed Breonna Taylor during a middle-of-the-night raid, lawmakers in Frankfort are taking up no-knock warrants.
Kentucky Senate passes bill to restrict no-knock warrants roanoke.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from roanoke.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.