Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5807
Burglary; aggravated burglary
Effective Jul 1, 2023L. 2010, ch. 136, § 93; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 19; L. 2013, ch. 64, § 3; L. 2016, ch. 90, § 3; L. 2017, ch. 62, § 4; L. 2022, ch. 73, § 2; L. 2023, ch. 94, § 4; July 1.
(a) Burglary is, without authority, entering into or remaining within any:
- (1) (A) Dwelling, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein; or
- (B) locked or secured portion of any dwelling, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein;
- (2) (A) building, manufactured home, mobile home, tent or other structure which is not a dwelling, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein; or
- (B) locked or secured portion of any building, manufactured home, mobile home, tent or other structure which is not a dwelling, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein; or
- (3) vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, railroad car or other means of conveyance of persons or property, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein.
(b) Aggravated burglary is, without authority, entering into or remaining within any:
- (1) (A) Dwelling in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein; or
- (B) locked or secured portion of any dwelling in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein;
- (2) (A) building, manufactured home, mobile home, tent or other structure which is not a dwelling in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein; or
- (B) locked or secured portion of any building, manufactured home, mobile home, tent or other structure which is not a dwelling in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein; or
- (3) vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, railroad car or other means of conveyance of persons or property in which there is a human being, with intent to commit a felony, theft, domestic battery, violation of a protection order or sexually motivated crime therein.
(c) (1) Burglary as defined in:
- (A) (i) Subsection (a)(1) is a severity level 7, person felony, except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(B);
- (ii) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 7, nonperson felony, except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(B); and
- (iii) subsection (a)(3) is a severity level 9, nonperson felony, except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(B); and
- (B) (i) subsection (a)(1), with intent to commit the theft of a firearm, is a severity level 5, person felony; and
- (ii) subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3), with intent to commit the theft of a firearm, is a severity level 5, nonperson felony.
(2) Aggravated burglary as defined in:
- (A) Subsection (b)(1) is a severity level 4, person felony; and
- (B) subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) is a severity level 5, person felony.
- (d) As used in this section, "sexually motivated" means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of the defendant's sexual gratification.
- (e) This section shall not apply to any person entering into or remaining in a retail or commercial premises at any time that it is open to the public after having received a personal communication from the owner or manager of such premises not to enter such premises pursuant to K.S.A. 21-5808, and amendments thereto, except when such person is entering into or remaining in such premises with the intent to commit a person felony or sexually motivated crime therein.
L. 2010, ch. 136, § 93; L. 2012, ch. 150, § 19; L. 2013, ch. 64, § 3; L. 2016, ch. 90, § 3; L. 2017, ch. 62, § 4; L. 2022, ch. 73, § 2; L. 2023, ch. 94, § 4; July 1.