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Current as of November 25, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) A person commits the crime of burglary in the third degree if any of the following occur:
(1) He or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime therein.
(2) He or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in an occupied building with the intent to commit a crime therein.
(3) He or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in an unoccupied building with the intent to commit a crime therein.
(4) He or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling and intentionally causes one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in damage to the dwelling.
(b) Burglary in the third degree is a Class C felony.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2612; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1; Act 2015-185, §2; Act 2024-237, §2.)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code SECTION 13A-7-7 BURGLARY IN THE THIRD DEGREE - last updated November 25, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-13a-criminal-code/al-code-sect-13a-7-7/
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