The officer executing such warrant may break open any doors, trunk or places in which any records, books or papers named in such warrant may be, or in which he may suspect them to be; and may arrest any person who shall resist the execution of such warrant, and carry him before some judge, to be dealt with for obstructing the execution of process.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 109.050
Authority of officer executing writ
Known as the The State and Local Records Law
The act spans §§ 109–109 (44 sections).
Effective: 02 Jan 1979, see footnote; (RSMo 1939 § 3627, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3237; 1919 § 10599; 1909 § 10410
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.