{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-1a-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 62-1A-5","heading":"Breaking and entering premises.","body":"The officer may break into a house, building or structure, or any part thereof, or anything therein, or any vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, to execute a search warrant, or commit such breaking as may be necessary to liberate himself or a person aiding him in the execution of the warrant. If the place to be searched is a dwelling he shall not attempt a forcible entry until he shall have given notice of his authority and purpose and shall have been refused admittance.","path":["CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.","ARTICLE 1A. SEARCH AND SEIZURE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/62-1A-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:33Z","sha256":"1810d3cc2f8a83dfa423f80966addc74b7e9813a74472468531ba885c6e68b53","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-1a-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-62-1a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}