MS HB560

Requires officers executing warrants at residences to provide notice of identity, authority, and purpose before entering, and to read and deliver a copy of the warrant to the person being searched or arrested.

Prohibits issuance of no-knock warrants except by county court, county judge in vacation, chancery court, chancellor in vacation, circuit court, circuit judge in vacation, or Mississippi Supreme Court justice.

Removes expired no-knock warrant provisions from Section 41-29-157 and amends numerous statutes to conform arrest and warrant execution procedures to the notice and identification requirements established in the bill.

Applies the warrant execution requirements to arrests with and without warrants across all law enforcement agencies and officers throughout Mississippi Code.

Effective July 1, 2025.