18 U.S.C. § 3109 — Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 58 words · no verdicts yet
This section covers breaking doors or windows for entry or exit. It states the specific rules that apply to that subject.
The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything in it, 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.
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.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 820
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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