Entering Building or Ship to Execute Search Warrant

Entering Building or Ship to Execute Search Warrant. If a building or ship or any part thereof is designated as the place to be searched, the police officer executing the warrant may enter without demanding permission if the officer finds the building or ship open. If the building or ship be closed, the officer shall first demand entrance in a loud voice and state he or she desires to execute a search warrant. If the doors, gates, or other bars to the entrance be not immediately opened, the officer may force an entrance, by breaking them if necessary. Having entered, the officer may demand that any other part of the building or ship, or any closet, or other closed space within the place designated in the search warrant in which the officer has reason to believe the property is concealed, be opened for inspection, and, if refused, the officer may break them. Whenever practicable these demands and statements shall be made in a language generally understood in the locality. Source: 12 TTC § 111.