Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced the formation of the Attorney General’s Search Warrant Task Force to examine the process for securing, reviewing, and executing search warrants.
In a statement released Thursday, Cameron said the task force fulfills his promise to convene a task force to develop best practices for the effective and safe execution of search warrants across the Commonwealth.
Cameron explains that search warrants have received significant attention following the death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed during the execution of a search warrant at her home in Louisville.
In reviewing the search warrant process, the task force will be asked to consider law enforcement’s role in advancing public safety along with the personal protections guaranteed to citizens by the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth.
The task force will be chaired by the Attorney General’s Office and will consist of the following members of numerous members from across the state.
When deemed necessary, the task force will convene to examine the search warrant process, solicit public input, and develop recommendations. Meetings will be accessible to the public, consistent with current COVID-19 health guidelines. The task force is expected to conclude its work no later than the end of 2021. The first meeting of the task force will be set in the coming weeks.
We’ve assembled a group representing every aspect of the search warrant process. Our goal is to establish Kentucky as a national model for how search warrants should be pursued and executed. pic.twitter.com/ro9xlhBb7S
— Attorney General Daniel Cameron (@kyoag51) January 21, 2021
