Art. 164 Means and force in executing warrant

Here's a plain English summary:

When police officers need to carry out a search warrant, they're allowed to use the same amount of force that's allowed when making an arrest. The law doesn't create separate, different rules for how much force officers can use during a search. Instead, it points to the existing arrest rules and says those same limits and permissions apply here too.

In practice, this means officers can do things like break down a door or physically enter a property if needed to carry out the search, as long as it matches what would be allowed during an arrest. The idea is to keep the rules consistent, so officers aren't given more power to force their way into a search than they'd have when arresting someone.