{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-171.138","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 171.138","heading":"Breaking open door or window: Making arrest.","body":"To make an arrest, a private person, if the offense is a felony, and in all cases a peace officer, may break open a door or window of the house, structure or other place of concealment in which the person to be arrested is, or in which there is reasonable grounds for believing the person to be, after having demanded admittance and explained the purpose for which admittance is desired.","path":["TITLE 14 — PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES","CHAPTER 171 - PROCEEDINGS TO COMMITMENT","ARREST: BY WHOM AND HOW MADE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-171.html#NRS171Sec138","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:33Z","sha256":"d912703bfc4ade7e1cd647af1dc26f5ad23f26c0c222603d0f0973d5af65d1d3","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-171.1375","next":"us-nv/nrs-171.142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}