SF 600

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 02/06/2015 08:42am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; limiting the circumstances under which a "no knock"
search or arrest may be conducted; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 626.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [626.19] NO KNOCK SEARCHES AND ARRESTS.
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new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), when executing a search or arrest warrant,
before entry, a peace officer shall give notice of the authority and purpose of the entry.
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new text begin (b) A warrant may dispense with the notice and purpose requirement of paragraph
(a) only if the case involves a crime of violence and the warrant affidavit sets forth exigent
circumstances with sufficient particularity disclosing facts that are reliably documented
and furnishing the court with a substantive basis for believing that there is an imminent
peril of bodily harm or threat to public safety.
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new text begin (c) As used in this section, crime of violence has the meaning given in section
624.712, subdivision 5.
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