Burglary
Ala. Code § 13A-7-7 — entering unlawfully to commit a crime, and a Class B felony for an occupied home
Burglary in the third degree is knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully in a dwelling or a building, occupied or not, intending to commit a crime there, or entering a dwelling unlawfully and intentionally causing $1,000 or more in damage to it. It is a Class C felony.
Who handles this in Alabama: Alabama State Bar Lawyer Referral Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Alabama directory.
It is burglary in the second degree, a Class B felony, to unlawfully enter a lawfully occupied dwelling-house intending a theft or felony, or to burglarize a building armed with explosives, causing injury to someone, or armed with a deadly weapon on entry or using or threatening one inside or while fleeing.
First degree. Burglary of a dwelling, intending a crime there, while armed with explosives, causing injury to someone, or armed with a deadly weapon on entry or using or threatening one inside or while fleeing, is burglary in the first degree, a Class A felony.
- A building includes a vehicle, aircraft or watercraft used for lodging or business, and a rail car or trailer.
- A dwelling is a building used or normally used for sleeping, living or lodging.
Sources for this section (4)
- Ala. Code § 13A-7-5 — Burglary in the First Degree
- Ala. Code § 13A-7-6 — Burglary in the Second Degree
- Ala. Code § 13A-7-7 — Burglary in the Third Degree
- Ala. Code § 13A-7-1 — Definitions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Alabama attorney.