18 U.S.C. § 3109 — Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit

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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.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 820.)

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1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 820

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