Nevada Code § 179.049

Issuance of no-knock warrant: Requirements; circumstances rendering no-knock warrant void
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1. A magistrate shall not issue a no-knock
warrant to search the person or place named in the search warrant unless an
affidavit sworn to before the magistrate:
(a) Demonstrates that:
(1) The underlying offense:
(I) Is punishable as a felony; and
(II) Involves a significant and
imminent threat to public safety; and
(2) Identifying the presence of the peace
officer before entering the premises is likely to create an imminent threat of
substantial bodily harm to the peace officer or another person;
(b) Describes with specificity the factual
circumstances as to why there are no reasonable alternatives to effectuate the
search of the place or person other than in the manner prescribed by the
no-knock warrant;
(c) States whether the no-knock warrant can be
executed during the day and, if it cannot, describes with specificity the
factual circumstances that preclude the no-knock warrant from being executed
during the day; and
(d) Certifies that the no-knock warrant will be
executed under the guidance of a peace officer who is trained in the execution
of search warrants.
2. A no-knock warrant issued pursuant to
subsection 1 is void if:
(a) A peace officer deliberately misrepresents a
material fact or deliberately omits material information in an affidavit in
support of an application for the no-knock warrant; and
(b) When the misrepresented material fact is
excluded or the omitted material information is included, the affidavit does
not meet the criteria set forth in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of
subsection 1.

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