{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-855","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 855","heading":"","body":"To retake the person escaping or rescued, the person pursuing may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house, if, after notice of his intention, he is refused admittance.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 2. OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [681. - 1620.]","TITLE 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE [777. - 883.]","CHAPTER 6. Retaking After an Escape or Rescue [854. - 855.]"],"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":"301853dff342d99a4b9d3562e7f1449a71aefe0737dfa8a08a86a92451649f3b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-854","next":"us-ca/pen-858"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}