To make an arrest, either with or without a warrant, the officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house if, after notice of the officer's office, authority and purpose, the officer is refused admittance.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-107
Authority of officer to break in
Code 1858, § 5039; Shan., § 6999; Code 1932, § 11538; T.C.A
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