# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.055: Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.055

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.055
- **Heading:** Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 14 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.055

## Text

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

2. The officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a house for the purpose of liberating a person who, having entered to aid in the execution of the officer’s warrant, is detained therein, or when necessary for the officer’s own liberation.

3. All reasonable and necessary force may be used to effect an entry into any building or property or part thereof to execute a search warrant. In the execution of the warrant, the person executing it may reasonably detain and search any person in the place at the time in order to protect himself or herself from attack or to prevent destruction, disposal or concealment of any instruments, articles or things particularly described in the warrant.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.005 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.011 “No-knock warrant” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.011.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.015 “Property” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.015.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.025 Authority for issuance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.025.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.035 Grounds for issuance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.035.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.045 Issuance and contents; sealing information upon which warrant is based; time for serving warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.045.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.049 Issuance of no-knock warrant: Requirements; circumstances rendering no-knock warrant void](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.049.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.055 Officer may break door to serve warrant after admittance refused; breaking of door or window to liberate officer or person acting in aid of officer; use of reasonable and necessary force](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.055.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.063 Officer prohibited from performing body cavity search unless warrant contains specific authorization to perform body cavity search of person](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.063.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.065 Person charged with felony may be searched](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.065.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.075 Execution and return of warrant with inventory](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.075.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.077 Execution and return of warrant for collection of biological specimen](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.077.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.079 Additional requirements for execution of no-knock warrant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.079.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 179.085 Motions for return of property and to suppress evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T14_C179_S179.085.md)

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