Ala. Code § 13A-7-7

Burglary in the Third Degree.

Known as the Alabama Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).

Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case United States v. Howard (2014)

Most recently applied in United States v. Gundy (November 2016)

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2612; Acts 1979, No. 79-471, p. 862, §1; Act 2015-185, p. 476, §2; Act 2024-237, §2.)

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(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.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.