Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Section 10.31.040 Officer may break and enter

§ 10.31.040. Officer may break and enter

To make an arrest in criminal actions, the officer may break open any outer or inner door, or windows of a dwelling house or other building, or any other inclosure, if, after notice of his office and purpose, he be refused admittance.

[Code 1881 § 1170; 1854 p 129 § 179; RRS § 2082.]

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