Right to Break Open Door or Window - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 764.22
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764.22 Right to break open door or window.
Sec. 22.
A peace officer, a federal law enforcement officer, or a private person who has lawfully entered a building for the purpose of making an arrest and is detained in the building, may break open a door or window of the building if necessary to escape from the building. A peace officer or federal law enforcement officer may break open a door or window of a building if necessary to liberate a person who lawfully entered the building for the purpose of making an arrest and is detained in the building.
History: 1927, Act 175, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927
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CL 1929, 17156
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CL 1948, 764.22
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Am. 1987, Act 256, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987
Section: 764.15g 764.16 764.17 764.18 764.19 764.20 764.21 764.22 764.23 764.23a 764.24 764.25 764.25a 764.25b 764.26
Last modified: March 17, 2013
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