Missouri Statutes
§ 544.200 — Officer may break open doors.
Missouri § 544.200
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Bluebook
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.200 (2026).
Text
To make an arrest in criminal actions, the officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house or other building, or any other enclosure, if, after notice of his office and purpose, he be refused admittance.
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Legislative History
(RSMo 1939 § 3889)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3499; 1919 § 3844; 1909 § 5052
(1968) Held facts justified forcible entry and arrest without warrant. State v. Novak (Mo.), 428 S.W.2d 585.
Nearby Sections
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§ 544.010
Magistrate defined.§ 544.020
Issuance of warrant upon complaint.§ 544.046
Compact — entered into.§ 544.050
Recognizances.§ 544.070
Issuance of process.§ 544.090
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