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N.C.G.S. § 14-51

First and second degree burglary.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
Source: official source
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(a) Burglary in the First Degree. - Any person who shall break and enter the dwelling house or room used as a sleeping apartment of another with the intent to commit any felony or larceny therein and any person is in the actual occupation of any part of said dwelling house or sleeping apartment at the time of the commission of such crime, it shall be burglary in the first degree. (b) Burglary in the Second Degree. - Any person who shall break and enter the dwelling house or room used as a sleeping apartment of another with the intent to commit any felony or larceny therein and the property was not actually occupied at the time of the commission of the crime, it shall be burglary in the second degree. (1889, c. 434, s. 1; Rev., s. 3331; C.S., s. 4232; 1969, c. 543, s. 1; 2025-71, s. 10(a).)