{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-1532","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 1532","heading":"","body":"He may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, for the purpose of liberating a person who, having entered to aid him in the execution of the warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for his own liberation.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE [1473. - 1564.]","CHAPTER 3. Of Search Warrants [1523. - 1542.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"251f93656cb6969735d3bbb873b075487a89d1c6f1626a9f4cd8da6f458954e1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-1531","next":"us-ca/pen-1533"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
