Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-204
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Private person may break door or window
Official statutory text
If the person to be arrested has committed a felony, and a
private person, after notice of the intention to make the arrest, be
refused admittance, the private person may break open an outer or
inner door or window of the dwelling house of the person to be
arrested, for the purpose of making the arrest.
private person, after notice of the intention to make the arrest, be
refused admittance, the private person may break open an outer or
inner door or window of the dwelling house of the person to be
arrested, for the purpose of making the arrest.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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