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2022 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 511 - Burglary and related offenses
511.020 Burglary in the first degree.

Universal Citation: KY Rev Stat § 511.020 (2022)
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511.020 Burglary in the first degree. (1) (2) A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree when, with the intent to commit a crime, he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building, and when in effecting entry or while in the building or in the immediate flight therefrom, he or she or another participant in the crime: (a) Is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon; (b) Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime; or (c) Uses or threatens the use of a dangerous instrument against any person who is not a participant in the crime. Burglary in the first degree is a Class B felony, unless the offense occurs during a declared emergency as defined by KRS 39A.020 arising from a natural or manmade disaster, within the area covered by the emergency declaration, and within the area impacted by the disaster, in which case it is a Class A felony. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 376, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 97, effective January 1, 1975.
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