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Criminal Procedure - No-Knock Search Warrants

Sponsor: Gabriel Acevero (District 39)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the authority for the issuance and execution of a no-knock search warrant; establishing that a warrant may not authorize an officer to enter a building, apartment, premises, or place without first announcing the officer's purpose and authority; specifying that a warrant may be executed only between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and requiring an officer executing a search warrant, before entering certain areas to be searched, to give reasonable notice to alert any occupants of the officer's authority and purpose.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBoddie-Willis, CynthiaLeague of Women Voters of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVPhillips, N. ScottLegislative Black Caucus of MDWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVHawkins, ChristinaMaryland Office of the Public DefenderWritten (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral
FAVJames, KeishaNational Lawyers Guild - National Police Accountability ProjectWritten (PDF)
FAVLandau, RobertSSJCWritten (PDF)
FAVHoefner, FerdTakoma Park Presbyterian ChurchWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVDelegate Acevero, Delegate AceverolegislatorIndividualOral
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLatino Caucus, Maryland LegislativeIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFShellenberger, ScottBaltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
UNFconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgePosition only
UNFJackson, SamiralobbyistMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Written (PDF)
UNFBall, ChazMaryland State Fraternal Order of PoliceOral
UNFBrown, KirstenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationPosition only
UNFBates, IvanIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFMowbray, BreannaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FWAKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits
UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs