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City of San Mateo Municipal Code.

15.26.070 ENTRY—PRIVATE PROPERTY OR VEHICLES.

Any officer or police service aide of the Police Department is authorized to enter on exterior private property areas, and into vehicles on private property or public streets, for the purpose of silencing a nuisance alarm. Forcible entry may be made into vehicles, exterior alarm equipment boxes, and attic and crawlspace vents, in order to silence such an alarm.