Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-107 (2026)
Authority of officer to break in
✓ current as of May 2026
To make an arrest, either with or without a warrant, the officer may break open any outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house if, after notice of the officer's office, authority and purpose, the officer is refused admittance.
Code 1858, § 5039; Shan., § 6999; Code 1932, § 11538; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-807.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey K. Shaw, 113 S.W.3d 335 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002).
State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey K. Shaw, 113 S.W.3d 335 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-7-107 authorizes entry into a home to effectuate a warrantless arrest or an arrest pursuant to a warrant under certain circumstances.”
State of Tennessee v. Euel Franklin Lockhart (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). “On appeal, the defendant argues that the entry into his residence was unconstitutional because the officers did not have his consent, had not been refused entry, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-7-107 (“To make an arrest, .”
State of Tennessee v. Jay W. Edwards (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). “” T.C.A. § 40-7-107; see also T.C.A. § 40-6-201 (“A warrant of arrest is an order, in writing, stating the substance of the complaint, directed to a proper officer, signed by a magistrate, and commanding the arrest of the defendant.”
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