{"id":5600,"date":"2025-03-25T14:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=5600"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:27:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:27:21","slug":"search-warrant-reform-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/5600-search-warrant-reform-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Warrant Reform Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Rep. Kam Buckner presents a bill before the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee on March 18 alongside Anjanette Young (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By BEN SZALINSKI<br \/>\nCapitol News Illinois<br \/>\nbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com<\/p>\n<p>SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Chicago police executed a search warrant at the wrong address more than six years ago that left social worker Anjanette Young handcuffed and naked in her home as she was getting ready for bed.<\/p>\n<p>An Illinois House committee on Tuesday moved to overhaul how Illinois police officers execute search warrants in response to the botched 2019 raid at Young\u2019s home, which includes banning what\u2019s often called \u201cno-knock\u201d warrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened to her did not need to happen, and in fact, should never happen again,\u201d bill sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, said. \u201cSituations like this don\u2019t just erode public trust, they also increase the danger to officers who are entering an unknown environment without reliable intelligence. That unpredictability puts them at a great risk of confrontation or injury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House Judiciary- Criminal Committee voted 8-5 to pass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1611&amp;GAID=18&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegID=157770&amp;SessionID=114&amp;GA=104&amp;SpecSess=0\">House Bill 1611<\/a>, but lawmakers in both parties expressed concerns about the logistics of implementing the new limitations.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed law, police must knock, announce themselves and allow a person at least 30 seconds to answer the door when executing a warrant at a residence. Entering a home without police announcing themselves or waiting 30 seconds for an answer would only be permitted in emergency situations to prevent injury or other harm others.<\/p>\n<p>However, judges can sign off on an exemption to allow \u201cno-knock\u201d warrants if law enforcement successfully presents evidence that announcing themselves at the door would jeopardize a person\u2019s life or evidence in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville set off national calls to ban \u201cno-knock\u201d warrants. Taylor was killed during an exchange of gunfire between police and Taylor\u2019s boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is long past time to stop protecting bad policing and start protecting the people who you are paid to protect and serve,\u201d Young said.<\/p>\n<p>Police would also be required to execute residential warrants between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., unless they can convince a judge to approve the warrant for another time of day. Police would be required to be uniformed or be wearing a badge and have body cameras recording.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Dennis Tipsword, R-Metamora, who is also chief deputy of the Woodford County Sheriff\u2019s Office, said he worried the 30-second rule and limiting warrants to certain hours of the day when more people are around could pose safety hazards to police and the public. He stressed nighttime or early morning raids give police more secrecy and preserves the element of surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think we can put a time frame on law enforcement officers standing on the front porch and what could be a very dangerous situation,\u201d Tipsword said.<\/p>\n<p>Other new requirements would including having paramedics close to respond to medical issues, prohibiting police from pointing guns at minors and a ban on handcuffing parents or guardians in front of children unless they are an \u201cimmediate threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill would also limit when police can obtain search warrants for drug-related offenses. Residential warrants could only be executed for manufacturing, sale or distribution of narcotics, not drug possession.<\/p>\n<p>Warrants would also have to be executed by a trained tactical team in counties with 90,000 or more people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about tying hands and I really do believe that,\u201d Buckner said.<\/p>\n<p>Young was captured on Chicago police officers\u2019 body cameras surprised as officers entered her home in early 2019 to carry out a search warrant looking for a man with a gun. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OUQsCIf02xY&amp;t=1s\">footage<\/a> shows police approaching her door and knocking and announcing themselves before forcing their way into the house. Young was handcuffed while naked as she had been getting ready for bed, but officers had entered the wrong house and she was eventually released.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of us who wear the badge ever want to hear a story like this,\u201d Tipsword said. \u201cI think we&#8217;re all interested in tightening this so these situations don&#8217;t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Police Department sergeant who oversaw the raid was later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=5ad5d739eff241d9fa69124d1259633b829b15541ab60bebace435622dcc4560JmltdHM9MTc0MjI1NjAwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=0d4312ae-7fba-6d63-2b59-079f7e7e6c06&amp;psq=anjanette+young+&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy91cy1uZXdzL2NoaWNhZ28tcG9saWNlLW9mZmljZXItZmlyZWQtcmFpZC13cm9uZy1ob21lLWJsYWNrLXdvbWFuLXdhcy1oYW5kY3VmZmUtcmNuYTg5Nzg3&amp;ntb=1\">fired<\/a>, and Young reached a $2.9 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=309ec6c9912214cedd8308bc3756ec60b30975dd453479b6a89451e4841867dfJmltdHM9MTc0MjI1NjAwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=0d4312ae-7fba-6d63-2b59-079f7e7e6c06&amp;psq=anjanette+young+&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9jaGljYWdvLnN1bnRpbWVzLmNvbS9jcmltZS8yMDIzLzYvMTUvMjM3NjMwMzMvYW5qYW5ldHRlLXlvdW5nLWNoaWNhZ28tcG9saWNlLWJvYXJkLWFsZXgtd29saW5za2ktYm90Y2hlZC1yYWlk&amp;ntb=1\">settlement<\/a> with the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoney cannot erase the case,\u201d Young said. \u201cA check cannot restore our dignity. Let me be clear, we don&#8217;t want the money, we never wanted the money. We want to feel safe in our homes. We want to trust that law enforcement will do their jobs without violating our rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young has pushed CPD to make more reforms to their warrant policies, but the Chicago City Council has not taken up an ordinance championed by Young and Ald. Maria Hadden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t take six years for them to stand up and put some real policy in place that prevents police from harming black and brown communities,\u201d Young said at a Capitol news conference Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois State Rifle Association, normally a conservative advocacy organization, also supports the bill. Association lobbyist Ed Sullivan told the committee banning \u201cno-knock\u201d warrants will improve safety between armed residents and police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens if they don\u2019t hear that this is law enforcement?\u201d Sullivan said.<\/p>\n<p>Buckner said he expects to make further changes to the bill to address concerns police have presented before the House takes a vote on the legislation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/\"><i>Capitol News Illinois<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; (Rep. 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