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2009 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 62. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 1A. SEARCH AND SEIZURE.
§62-1A-5 Breaking and entering premises.
§62-1A-5. Breaking and entering premises.The officer may break into a house, building or structure, or any part thereof, or anything therein, or any vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, to execute a search warrant, or commit such breaking as may be necessary to liberate himself or a person aiding him in the execution of the warrant. If the place to be searched is a dwelling he shall not attempt a forcible entry until he shall have given notice of his authority and purpose and shall have been refused admittance.
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