# Fla. Stat. § 933.09: 933.09 Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.09

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 933.09
- **Heading:** 933.09 Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 933 / Section 933.09

## Text

The officer may break open any outer door, inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if after due notice of the officer’s authority and purpose he or she is refused admittance to said house or access to anything therein.

History: s. 9, ch. 9321, 1923; s. 1, ch. 10273, 1925; CGL 8511; s. 1571, ch. 97-102.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 933.01 933.01 Persons competent to issue search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.02 933.02 Grounds for issuance of search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.03 933.03 Destruction of obscene prints and literature.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.03.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.04 933.04 Affidavits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.05 933.05 Issuance in blank prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.06 933.06 Sworn application required before issuance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.07 933.07 Issuance of search warrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.08 933.08 Search warrants to be served by officers mentioned therein.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.09 933.09 Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.10 933.10 Execution of search warrant during day or night.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.11 933.11 Duplicate to be delivered when warrant served.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.12 933.12 Return and inventory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.13 933.13 Copy of inventory shall be delivered upon request.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 933.14 933.14 Return of property taken under search warrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C933_S933.14.md)

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