Bill Text: TX HB4464 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-29 - Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence [HB4464 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB4464-Introduced.html
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| By: Deshotel | H.B. No. 4464 | |
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| relating to a prohibition on the issuance of a warrant authorizing | ||
| the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 15, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
| amended by adding Article 15.251 to read as follows: | ||
| Art. 15.251. NO-KNOCK WARRANT PROHIBITED. (a) In this | ||
| article, "no-knock entry" means a peace officer's entry, for the | ||
| purpose of executing a warrant, into a building or other place | ||
| without giving notice of the officer's authority or purpose before | ||
| entering. | ||
| (b) A magistrate may not issue a warrant under this chapter | ||
| that authorizes a no-knock entry. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
| amended by adding Article 18.025 to read as follows: | ||
| Art. 18.025. NO-KNOCK WARRANT PROHIBITED. (a) In this | ||
| article, "no-knock entry" has the meaning assigned by Article | ||
| 15.251. | ||
| (b) A magistrate may not issue a warrant under this chapter | ||
| that authorizes a no-knock entry. | ||
| SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
| to a warrant issued on or after the effective date of this Act. A | ||
| warrant issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by | ||
| the law in effect on the date the warrant was issued, and the former | ||
| law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
