{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3109","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3109","heading":"Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit","body":"The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything therein, to execute a search warrant, if, after notice of his authority and purpose, he is refused admittance or when necessary to liberate himself or a person aiding him in the execution of the warrant.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 205—SEARCHES AND SEIZURES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"4cb029ebe38264af821d027d633759576edc22520eeb354b8996b537cbf28a9a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3108","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}