Missouri § 105.240 - Officers may break doors, when.
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§ 105.240. Officers may break doors, when.
Every officer may break open doors and enclosures to execute a warrant or other process for the arrest of any person, or to levy an execution, or execute an order for the delivery of personal property, if, upon public demand and an announcement of his official character, they be not opened.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12824)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11200; 1919 § 9173; 1909 § 10202
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Section 105.240 ("Officers may break doors, when.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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