North Dakota Century Code Title 29. Judicial Procedure, Criminal § 29-29-08. Execution of warrant--Use of force

An officer directed to serve a search warrant may break open an outer or inner door or window of a house, or any part of the house, or anything therein, to execute the warrant:

The magistrate may so direct only upon written or recorded oral petition and proof under oath, to the magistrate's satisfaction, that the property sought may be easily and quickly destroyed or disposed of, or that danger to the life or limb of the officer or another may result, if such notice were to be given.