The Supreme Court has held that 15 to 20 seconds is a reasonable amount of time between an officer's knock and announcement of a search warrant and actual forced entry.

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This statement is true. In the case of United States v. Banks, the Supreme Court held that a 15-20 second waiting period between the police knocking and announcing their presence and the subsequent forced entry was reasonable.

The Supreme Court Has Held That 15 to 20 Seconds