{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-10-4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-10-4","heading":"Arrest Without Warrant - Duty of Arresting Officer; Authority of Officer to Break and Enter Dwelling House.","body":"When arresting a person without a warrant, the officer must inform of his authority and the cause of arrest, except when the person is arrested in the actual commission of a public offense or on pursuit. In making a warrantless arrest, an officer has authority to break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house if, after notice of his office and purpose, he is refused admittance.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 10 Arrests.","Article 1 Arrest Before Indictment."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-10-4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"f9d09d93565d0e6e39692416ac9d78b4330ca1dc6458e0b8bb70c747745d57ed","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-10-3","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-10-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}