{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-29-09","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 29-29-09","heading":"Liberating self or assistant - Use of force","body":"To execute a search warrant, an officer 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 the officer in the execution of the warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for the officer's own liberation.","path":["Title 29 Judicial Procedure, Criminal","Chapter 29-29 Search Warrants"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t29c29.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"c25a5d3d72b5dd6952ff32785fe746a96e616bef0f41ea4ed27b39f8f4d5bd4f","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-29-08","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-29-29-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}