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§ 1531. — 1531. (Enacted 1872.)

California § 1531.
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Title12.
Part 2.TITLE 12. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CRIMINAL NATURE
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Of Search Warrants

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 1531. (2026).

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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.

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