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Are the police allowed to simply walk into a house if they don't get an answer after knocking the door?
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∙ 15y ago
It depends.
On one hand, if a child or nonresident answers the door and (surprise!) it's the police, they will generally give the door answerer a chance to bring the resident to the door.
On the other hand, if there is a warrant for the resident's arrest or there is reasonable doubt, this etiquette goes away. They are required to make the warrant arrest when they come in contact with the perpetrator. Reasonable doubt would be something like if the officer saw drug paraphernalia and contraband sitting on the end table next to the door. This is also when they will enter whether they have permission or not, make their arrests, and do their questioning, possibly of everyone (excluding minors) who is in the residency at that time.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoUnder the 4th amendment, they need a warrant signed by a judge, but they can only search and take what is specified by the warrant.
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