Some of the most notable changes in the bill from current procedure include reserving no-knock warrants for situations that could be considered violent or an emergency, such as a kidnapping. The bill does leave some room for interpretation for these scenarios, but it requires these warrants be approved by a supervisor and the highest-ranking officer in the department. Consultation with the jurisdiction's county-level attorney is also required by the legislation. The bill also prohibits the warrants being executed between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. and stipulates that they must be conducted by some type of special response team with a paramedic on site. All officers must have clear identification and some type of body camera or audio-visual equipment activated during the process.

It's reasonable to use no knock warrants in kidnaps and suspected terrorist activities and the restrictions are reasonable. However the most important problem is Many of these restrictions also do not apply to counties with a population under 90,000 people. Just 9 out of Kentucky's 120 counties have more than 90,000 people.