{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-764.22","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 764.22","heading":"Right to break open door or window.","body":"Sec. 22.\n\nA peace officer, a federal law enforcement officer, or a private person who has lawfully entered a building for the purpose of making an arrest and is detained in the building, may break open a door or window of the building if necessary to escape from the building. A peace officer or federal law enforcement officer may break open a door or window of a building if necessary to liberate a person who lawfully entered the building for the purpose of making an arrest and is detained in the building.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 760","Act Act-175-of-1927"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-764-22","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"f3df338fc5b4de0e8f26ddaf28ba65e3c71179eb7c549da5939ce9ef7098e365","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-764.21","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-764.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}