Burglary - Sentences.

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Burglary is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections as follows:

1. Burglary in the first degree for any term not less than seven (7) years nor more than twenty (20) years;

2. Burglary in the second degree not exceeding seven (7) years; and

3. Burglary in the third degree not exceeding five (5) years.

R.L. 1910, § 2616. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 357, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 5, § 250, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2018, c. 129, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 357 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.


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