40-7-107 - Authority of officer to break in. - Tennessee Statutes

40-7-107. Authority of officer to break in.

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.

[Code 1858, § 5039; Shan., § 6999; Code 1932, § 11538; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-807.]