Alabama Statutes

§ 15-5-9 — Authority of Serving Officer to Break into House

Alabama § 15-5-9

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 15Criminal Procedure

Ch. 5Searches and Seizures

Art. 1Search Warrants

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Ala. Code § 15-5-9 (2026).

Text

To execute a search warrant, an officer may break open any door or window of a house, any part of a house or anything therein if after notice of his authority and purpose he is refused admittance.

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Related

McClellan v. State

452 So. 2d 909 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1984)

10 case citations

United States v. Wallace

931 F. Supp. 1556 (M.D. Alabama, 1996)

1 case citations

Gannaway v. State

448 So. 2d 409 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 1983)

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §834; Code 1867, §4385; Code 1876, §4014; Code 1886, §4735; Code 1896, §5492; Code 1907, §7765; Code 1923, §5479; Code 1940, T. 15, §108.)

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