BlackletterCalifornia law

Penal Code § 1532

CHAPTER 3. Of Search Warrants

Current as of September 28, 2026Pen. Code, § 1532Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

He may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, for the purpose of liberating a person who, having entered to aid him in the execution of the warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for his own liberation.