§ 195. Officer’s breaking door or window to liberate himself or another arrester

Cite as: 22 CNCA § 195

An officer may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house for the purposes of liberating a person who, having entered for the purpose of making an arrest, is detained therein, or when necessary for his own liberation.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990.