The state Supreme Court has temporarily ordered judges to halt “no-knock” search warrants.

Chief Justice Donald Beatty said Friday that circuit and summary judges cannot sign the warrants until they receive further instruction.

“A survey of magistrates revealed that most do not understand the gravity of no-knock warrants and do not discern the heightened requirements for issuing a no-knock warrant,” the order reads.

“It further appears that no-knock search warrants are routinely issued on request without further inquiry.”

The court said executing the warrants poses danger to the public and law enforcement.

Law enforcement officers seek “no-knock” warrants from judges allowing them to enter without announcing their presence.

Many police departments across the country have used them in high-flight drug crimes.

The warrants were criticized after a raid on the wrong Louisville, KY., home ended in the death of Breonna Taylor, an innocent woman fatally shot to death.

Protesters against  racial injustice in South Carolina have called for ending the practice.

The Chronicle has asked the Lexington County Sheriff's Department and the Lexington Police Departmet for comment.