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Cal. Penal Code § 855 — Retaking After an Escape or Rescue

Cal. Penal Code § 855

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

To retake the person escaping or rescued, the person pursuing may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house, if, after notice of his intention, he is refused admittance.

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 855 — Retaking After an Escape or Rescue is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

To retake the person escaping or rescued, the person pursuing may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house, if, after notice of his intention, he is refused admittance.