Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

HB 2662 creates new requirements for issuing "no-knock" warrants (where police enter a property without announcing their presence). It limits such warrants to cases involving violent offenses where non-no-knock entry would risk death, serious injury, or evidence destruction. Magistrates must be licensed attorneys (or from a neighboring county if unavailable), and warrants must require officers to be identifiable in uniform and use body cameras that remain active for 15 minutes after securing the scene or until officers leave the premises. The bill directly affects law enforcement agencies and judges issuing these high-risk search warrants in Texas.