{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-15-5-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 15-5-9","heading":"Authority of Serving Officer to Break into House.","body":"To execute a search warrant, an officer may break open any door or window of a house, any part of a house or anything therein if after notice of his authority and purpose he is refused admittance.","path":["Title 15 Criminal Procedure.","Chapter 5 Searches and Seizures.","Article 1 Search Warrants."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=15-5-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"5da3747151feb237d29a0505d9ee4c23606e116870b112f5971fb3707744bc4a","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-15-5-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-15-5-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}