Nevada § 179.055 - Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force
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§ 179.055. Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force
1. The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any
part of the house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if, after notice of
authority and purpose, the officer is refused admittance. 2. The officer 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 in the execution of the
officer’s warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for the officer’s own liberation. 3. All reasonable and necessary force may be used to effect an entry into any building
or property or part thereof to execute a search warrant. In the execution of the warrant, the person executing it may reasonably detain and
search any person in the place at the time in order to protect himself or herself
from attack or to prevent destruction, disposal or concealment of any instruments,
articles or things particularly described in the warrant.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 179.055 cover?
Section 179.055 ("Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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