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RCWs > Title 10 > Chapter 10.31 > Section 10.31.040

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10.31.030 << 10.31.040 >> 10.31.050

RCW 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.]