Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-89 — Burglary; how punished
Virginia § 18.2-89
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 5CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Art. 2BURGLARY AND RELATED OFFENSES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-89 (2026).
Text
If any person break and enter the dwelling house of another in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony or any larceny therein, he shall be guilty of burglary, punishable as a Class 3 felony; provided, however, that if such person was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of such entry, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-86; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Virginia § 18.2-89, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-89.