The officer may break open any outer door, inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if after due notice of the officer’s authority and purpose he or she is refused admittance to said house or access to anything therein.
Fla. Stat. § 933.09
Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Kelly (1973)
Most recently applied in Orvel Lloyd v. Clarence Jake Card (May 2008)
History.--s. 9, ch. 9321, 1923; s. 1, ch. 10273, 1925; CGL 8511; s. 1571, ch. 97-102.
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Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.