Manassas Breaking and Entering Charges

Manassas Breaking and Entering charges criminalize entering another person’s property to commit a crime.  There are a number of Manassas Breaking and Entering charges, including Breaking and Entering to commit certain crimes, Burglary, and Bank Burglary.

Manassas Breaking and Entering Charges

Breaking and Entering with Intent to Commit Murder, Rape, Robbery, Arson (Va. Code §18.2-90)

Breaking and Entering in Manassas with the intent to commit Murder, Rape, Robbery or Arson can be committed by entering another person’s dwelling house at night, breaking and entering a dwelling house during the day or night, or entering and hiding.  An offender can also be convicted of a Breaking and Entering charge under Va. Code §18.2-90 for entering a business or place open to the public with the intent to commit Murder, Rape, Robbery or Arson.  This charge is punished with 5-20 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000.  If a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the offense, the crime will be punished with a minimum of 20 years up to life in prison.

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Breaking and Entering with Intent to Commit Felony, Assault and Battery, Larceny (Va. Code §18.2-91)

Manassas Breaking and Entering charges involving an intent to commit a felony, Assault and Battery, or Larceny are criminalized under Va. Code §18.2-91.  This offense is committed by entering another person’s dwelling house at night, breaking and entering a dwelling house during the day or night, entering and hiding, or entering a business or other place open to the public with the intent to commit a felony, Assault and Battery, or Larceny.  It is punished with up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $2,500.  If the offender used a deadly weapon to commit the offense, it will be punished with 20 years up to life in prison.

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Breaking and Entering with Intent to Commit Misdemeanor (Va. Code §18.2-92)

Manassas Breaking and Entering charges involving an intent to commit a misdemeanor (other than Assault and Battery or Trespass) occur by breaking and entering an occupied dwelling house.  This offense is punished with up to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $2,500.  If the offender was armed with a deadly weapon, he can be punished with up to life in prison.

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Burglary (Va. Code §18.2-89)

Burglary in Manassas is breaking and entering the dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a larceny or felony therein.  Burglary in Manassas is punished with 5-20 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000.  If the offender used a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense, he faces up to life in prison.

Burglary and Breaking and Entering sound the same, but they are in fact very different crimes in Manassas.  For information on the difference between Burglary and Breaking and Entering in Manassas, click here.

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Bank Burglary (Va. Code §18.2-93)

Bank Burglary in Manassas is committed when an offender enters a banking house while armed with a deadly weapon, during the day or night, with the intent to commit larceny of money, bonds, notes, or securities.  This offense is punished with a minimum of 20 years up to life in prison.

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