Michigan law outlines the duties of private persons and law enforcement officers during arrests, including requirements to inform the suspect and conditions under which doors or windows may be broken open. Private persons must inform the suspect before arrest unless they are actively committing a crime or resisting. Law enforcement and private individuals authorized to make arrests can break open doors or windows to enter or escape a building as needed.
A private person must inform the person to be arrested of the intention to arrest and the reason, unless the person is actively committing a crime or resists arrest.
Yes, private persons can break open an inner or outer door of a building when making a felony arrest in their presence or if they are refused admittance after announcing their purpose.
Law enforcement officers can break open doors or windows if necessary to escape from a building or to free a person lawfully detained during an arrest.
Yes, doors can only be broken after announcing the purpose and if admittance is refused, and only when making a felony arrest or as authorized by law.