Title 171 · NRS Chapter 171
Breaking open door or window: Retaking person arrested.
Citation: NRS 171.144
Section: 171.171.144
NRS
171.144
Breaking open door or window: Retaking person arrested.
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 )