§ 14-54. Breaking or entering buildings generally

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NC ST § 14-54West's North Carolina General Statutes AnnotatedChapter 14. Criminal LawEffective: December 1, 2013 (Approx. 2 pages)

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§ 14-54. Breaking or entering buildings generally

NC ST § 14-54West's North Carolina General Statutes AnnotatedChapter 14. Criminal LawEffective: December 1, 2013 (Approx. 2 pages)

West's North Carolina General Statutes Annotated

Chapter 14. Criminal Law

Subchapter IV. Offenses Against the Habitation and Other Buildings

Article 14. Burglary and Other Housebreakings

Effective: December 1, 2013

N.C.G.S.A. § 14-54

§ 14-54. Breaking or entering buildings generally

Currentness

(a) Any person who breaks or enters any building with intent to commit any felony or larceny therein shall be punished as a Class H felon.

(a1) Any person who breaks or enters any building with intent to terrorize or injure an occupant of the building is guilty of a Class H felony.

(b) Any person who wrongfully breaks or enters any building is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(c) As used in this section, “building” shall be construed to include any dwelling, dwelling house, uninhabited house, building under construction, building within the curtilage of a dwelling house, and any other structure designed to house or secure within it any activity or property.

Credits

Amended by Laws 1955, c. 1015; Laws 1969, c. 543, § 3; Laws 1979, c. 760, § 5; Laws 1979 (2nd Sess.), c. 1316, § 47; Laws 1981, c. 63, § 1, Laws 1981, c. 179, § 14; Laws 1993, c. 539, § 26, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Laws 1994, (1st Ex.Sess.), c. 24, § 14(c), eff. March 26, 1994; S.L. 2013-95, § 1, eff. Dec. 1, 2013.

N.C.G.S.A. § 14-54, NC ST § 14-54

The statutes and Constitution are current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly, subject to changes made pursuant to direction of the Revisor of Statutes.

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