Liberating self or assistant - Use of force

N.D.C.C. § 29-29-09 — under Search Warrants.

N.D.C.C. § 29-29-09

To execute a search warrant, an officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house for the purpose of liberating a person who, having entered to aid the officer in the execution of the warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for the officer's own liberation.