Art. 162.3. No-knock warrant

            A. No law enforcement officer shall seek, execute, or participate in the execution of a no-knock warrant, except in cases where both of the following apply:

            (1) The affidavit supporting the request for the warrant establishes probable cause that exigent circumstances exist requiring the warrant to be executed in a no-knock manner. For purposes of this Subparagraph, exigent circumstances shall include circumstances where the surprise of a no-knock entry is necessary to protect life and limb of the law enforcement officers and the occupants.

            (2) The copy of the warrant being executed that is in the possession of law enforcement officers to be delivered as provided in Paragraph C of this Article includes the judge's signature.

            B. A search warrant authorized under this Article shall require that a law enforcement officer be recognizable and identifiable as a uniformed law enforcement officer and provide audible notice of his authority and purpose reasonably expected to be heard by occupants of such place to be searched prior to the execution of such search warrant.

            C. After entering and securing the place to be searched and prior to undertaking any search or seizure pursuant to the search warrant, the executing law enforcement officer shall read and give a copy of the search warrant to the person to be searched or the owner of the place to be searched or, if the owner is not present, to any occupant of the place to be searched. If the place to be searched is unoccupied, the executing law enforcement officer shall leave a copy of the search warrant suitably affixed to the place to be searched.

            D. Search warrants authorized under this Article shall be executed only from sunrise to sunset except in either of the following instances:

            (1) A judge authorizes the execution of such search warrant at another time for good cause shown.

            (2) The search warrant is for the withdrawal of blood. A search warrant for the withdrawal of blood may be executed at any time of day.

            E. Any evidence obtained from a search warrant in violation of this Article shall not be admitted into evidence for prosecution.

            F. For purposes of this Article, "no-knock warrant" means a warrant issued by a judge that allows law enforcement to enter a property without immediate prior notification of the residents, such as by knocking or ringing a doorbell.

            G. For the purposes of this Article, only a district court judge may issue a no-knock warrant.

            Acts 2021, No. 430, §2.