Justice for Breonna Taylor Act

This bill proposes to prohibit the use of no-knock warrants by federal law enforcement officers, requiring them to provide notice of their authority and purpose before entering a premises. Additionally, the legislation would require state and local law enforcement agencies that receive Department of Justice funding to ensure officers provide notice before forcibly entering a location to execute a warrant.

This bill directly affects federal law enforcement officers, who would be required to provide notice of their authority and purpose before executing a warrant. It also impacts state and local law enforcement agencies that receive funding from the Department of Justice, as they must ensure officers provide notice before forcibly entering a premises. Additionally, the legislation affects individuals at locations where law enforcement is executing a warrant by prohibiting the use of no-knock entries.

• Federal prohibition of no-knock warrants. Requires federal law enforcement officers to provide notice of their authority and purpose before executing a warrant and entering a premises.
• Requirements for state and local law enforcement. Mandates that state and local agencies receiving Department of Justice funding must ensure officers provide notice of authority and purpose before forcibly entering a premises to execute a warrant.

The bill places new requirements on state and local law enforcement agencies that receive funding from the Department of Justice, conditioning those federal funds on the mandatory use of notice-and-purpose warrants.

The bill aims to prohibit the use of no-knock warrants by requiring federal law enforcement officers to announce their authority and purpose before entering a premises. Additionally, it seeks to ensure that state and local law enforcement agencies receiving Department of Justice funding adopt similar notice requirements for the execution of warrants.