Amends GS Chapter 15A, Article 11 (Search Warrants) to require law enforcement to provide probable cause to support the issuance of a no-knock search warrant.

Amends GS 15A-244 (Contents of the application for a search warrant) to create new subsection (b), requiring applications for search warrants to enter a vehicle or premises without notice to include (1) a statement that there is probable cause to believe giving notice would endanger the life or safety of a person, and (2) allegations of fact setting out the probable cause to believe that giving notice when executing the search warrant would endanger a person’s life or safety.

Creates new subsection (b) in GS 15A-249, requiring an officer executing a search warrant to give notice and then provide enough time for the occupant of the premises to respond or for the officer to determine that admittance is being delayed, or the premises is unoccupied, before entering by force.

Amends GS 15A-251 (Entry by force), to allow entry by force when executing a search warrant if either (1) the officer previously announced and waited pursuant to GS 15A-249, or (2) the warrant includes the requirements for entry without notice from GS 15A-244(b).

Makes conforming changes and removes gendered language throughout Article 11.

Effective and applicable to search warrants issued on or after October 1, 2025.