2.35.170 Execution of search warrants.
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(a) Any law enforcement officer tasked with execution of any search warrant shall be accompanied by such other persons as may be reasonably necessary for the successful execution of the warrant with all practicable safety.
(b) Before entering a premises for the purpose of executing a search warrant, a law enforcement officer shall:
(1) Absent exigent circumstances, physically knock on the structure in a manner and duration reasonably likely to be heard by the occupants; and
(2) Clearly and verbally announce as law enforcement having a search warrant in a manner reasonably likely to be heard by the occupants; and
(3) Absent exigent circumstances, wait a minimum of 15 seconds before entering the premises. (Ord. 20249 § 2, 7-21-20.)