Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE14 PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL CASES |
CHAPTER171. Proceedings to Commitment |
ARREST: BY WHOM AND HOW MADE |
NRS171.144. Breaking open door or window: Retaking person arrested.
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- To retake a person arrested who has escaped or been rescued, the person pursuing may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house, structure or other place of concealment, if, after notice of his or her intention, the person pursuing is refused admittance.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1402)