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A.R.S. § 13-3892 — Right of private person to break into building
Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)
Part of Article 7: Arrest, Arizona Revised Statutes.
Full text of A.R.S. § 13-3892
Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.
A private person, in order to make an arrest where a felony was committed in his presence, as authorized in section 13-3884, may break open a door or window of any building in which the person to be arrested is or is reasonably believed to be, if he is refused admittance after he has announced his purpose.
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