Statute · United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 3109 — Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit
18 U.S.C. § 3109
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- general
The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything therein, to execute a search warrant, if, after notice of his authority and purpose, he is refused admittance or when necessary to liberate himself or a person aiding him in the execution of the warrant.
Citator
18 U.S.C. § 3109 — Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything therein, to execute a search warrant, if, after notice of his authority and purpose, he is refused admittance or when necessary to liberate himself or a person aiding him in the execution of the warrant.