Session of 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 2224
By Representatives Simmons and Fairchild
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AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating
to search and seizure; requiring a law enforcement officer executing a
search warrant to be properly uniformed and announce their presence
before entering; amending K.S.A. 22-2510 and repealing the existing
section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 22-2510 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22-
2510. (a) A search warrant may be executed at any time of any day or
night.
(b) A law enforcement officer executing a search warrant at a
dwelling shall be properly uniformed and shall knock on the door and
announce their presence in a manner reasonably expected to be heard by
the occupants of the dwelling before entering the dwelling to execute a
search warrant.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "dwelling" means a building, or
portion thereof, that is used or intended for use as a human habitation,
home or residence.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 22-2510 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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