{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-764.21","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.21","heading":"Right to break open inner or outer door.","body":"Sec. 21.\n\nA private person, when making an arrest for a felony committed in his or her presence, or a peace officer or federal law enforcement officer, when making an arrest with a warrant or when making a felony arrest without a warrant as authorized by law, may break open an inner or outer door of a building in which the person to be arrested is located or is reasonably believed to be located if, after announcing his or her purpose, he or she is refused admittance.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-764-21","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"73b6125b903a91ae9b35b8558f5570d1a6224e8c2ae6c01db044cc59e15e12a4","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-764.20","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-764.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}