171.144 - Breaking open door or window: Retaking person arrested.

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)