(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. ?(1874-5, c. 166; 1879, c. 323; Code, s. 996; Rev., s. 3333; C.S., s. 4235; 1955, c. 1015; 1969, c. 543, s. 3; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 26; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2013-95, s. 1.)

Attorney's Note

Under the N.C. Gen. Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class H felonybetween 4 and 25 months
Class 1 misdemeanorup to 120 days
For details, see § 15A-1340.17 and § 15A-1340.23
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-54