Ark. Code Ann. § 5-39-202

Breaking or entering

Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Thomas v. State (1993)

Most recently applied in 2024 Ark. App. 546 - Timothy Black v. State of Arkansas (November 2024)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2003; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2003; Acts 1993, No. 296, § 1.

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(1) A person commits the offense of breaking or entering if for the purpose of committing a theft or felony he or she breaks or enters into any: Building, structure, or vehicle;

(2) Vault, safe, cash register, safety deposit box, or money depository;

(3) Money vending machine, coin-operated amusement machine, vending machine, or product dispenser;

(4) Coin telephone or coin box;

(5) Fare box on a bus; or

(6) Other similar container, apparatus, or equipment.

(7) It constitutes a separate offense under this section for the breaking or entering into of each separate: Building, structure, or vehicle;

(8) Vault, safe, cash register, safety deposit box, or money depository;

(9) Money vending machine, coin-operated amusement machine, vending machine, or product dispenser;

(10) Coin telephone or coin box;

(11) Fare box on a bus; or

(12) Other similar container, apparatus, or equipment.

(13) Breaking or entering is a Class D felony.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.