Oklahoma § 21-1435 - Burglary in second and third degree - Acts constituting

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§ 21-1435. Burglary in second and third degree - Acts constituting

A. Every person who breaks and enters the dwelling house of

another, in which there is at the time no human being present, or

any commercial building or any part of any building, room, booth,

tent, railroad car or other structure or erection in which any

property is kept or breaks into or forcibly opens, any coin-operated

or vending machine or device with intent to steal any property

therein or to commit any felony, is guilty of burglary in the second

degree, a Class C1 felony offense, punishable by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through E of Section 20L of this

title.

B. Every person who breaks and enters, climbs under, or uses

any jack stands or any other item to raise any automobile, truck,

trailer or vessel of another, in which any property is kept, with

intent to:

1. Steal any property therein;

2. Steal any property attached thereto; or

3. Commit any felony,

is guilty of burglary in the third degree, a Class D1 felony

offense, punishable by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B

through F of Section 20N of this title.

C. As used in subsection B of this section, the term "property

attached thereto" includes, but is not limited to, tires, wheels,

and catalytic converters.

R.L. 1910, § 2615. Amended by Laws 1941, p. 87, § 1; Laws 1961, p.

232, § 1; Laws 2018, c. 129, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2022, c.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

245, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 196, eff. Jan. 1,

2026.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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