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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1531
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§ 1531 The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if, afte…
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Rule Text
The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if, after notice of his authority and purpose, he is refused admittance.
Amendment history: Enacted 1872.