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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1962, chapter 505; in 1970, chapter 381; in 1975, chapters 14, 15, and 602; in 1991, chapter 710; in 1992, chapter 486; in 1996, chapter 1040<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 832<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":83105,"section_number":"18.2-370.3","catch_line":"Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-370.3\/"},{"id":56106,"section_number":"18.2-370.4","catch_line":"Sex offenses prohibiting working on school property; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-370.4\/"},{"id":68291,"section_number":"18.2-513","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-513\/"},{"id":75662,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"},{"id":73623,"section_number":"18.2-67.1","catch_line":"Forcible sodomy","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.1\/"},{"id":73072,"section_number":"18.2-67.2","catch_line":"Object sexual penetration; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.2\/"},{"id":86326,"section_number":"19.2-270.1","catch_line":"Use of photographs as evidence in certain larceny and burglary prosecutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-270.1\/"},{"id":84666,"section_number":"19.2-310.2:1","catch_line":"Saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysis after arrest for a violent felony","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-310.2_1\/"},{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"},{"id":80819,"section_number":"9.1-902","catch_line":"Offenses requiring registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-902\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62707,"section_number":"18.2-77","catch_line":"Burning or destroying dwelling house, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-77\/"},{"id":61666,"section_number":"18.2-79","catch_line":"Burning or destroying meeting house, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-79\/"},{"id":54834,"section_number":"18.2-80","catch_line":"Burning or destroying any other building or structure","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-80\/"},{"id":67235,"section_number":"18.2-89","catch_line":"Burglary; how punished","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-89\/"},{"id":60995,"section_number":"18.2-90","catch_line":"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit murder, rape, robbery or arson; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-90\/"}],"permalink":{"id":165365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55574,"identifier":"18.2-91","token":"18.2\/5\/2\/18.2-91","url":"\/18.2-91\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-91\/","token":"18.2\/5\/2\/18.2-91","dublin_core":{"Title":"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-91","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any person commits any of the acts mentioned in \u00a7 18.2-90<\/a> with intent<\/span> to commit larceny<\/span>, or any felony<\/span> other than murder<\/span>, rape<\/span>, robbery<\/span> or arson<\/span> in violation of \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-77<\/a>, 18.2-79<\/a> or \u00a7 18.2-80<\/a>, or if any person commits any of the acts mentioned in \u00a7 18.2-89<\/a> or \u00a7 18.2-90<\/a> with intent<\/span> to commit assault<\/span> and battery<\/span>, he shall be guilty of statutory burglary<\/span>, punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than one or more than twenty years or, in the discretion of the jury<\/span> or the court<\/span> trying the case without a jury<\/span>, be confined in jail for a period not exceeding twelve months or fined not more than $2,500, either or both. However, if the person was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of such entry, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENTERING DWELLING HOUSE, ETC., WITH INTENT TO COMMIT LARCENY, ASSAULT AND\nBATTERY OR OTHER FELONY (\u00a7 18.2-91)\n\nIf any person commits any of the acts mentioned in \u00a7 18.2-90 with intent to\ncommit larceny, or any felony other than murder, rape, robbery or arson in\nviolation of \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-77, 18.2-79 or \u00a7 18.2-80, or if any person commits any\nof the acts mentioned in \u00a7 18.2-89 or \u00a7 18.2-90 with intent to commit assault\nand battery, he shall be guilty of statutory burglary, punishable by confinement\nin a state correctional facility for not less than one or more than twenty years\nor, in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury,\nbe confined in jail for a period not exceeding twelve months or fined not more\nthan $2,500, either or both. However, if the person was armed with a deadly\nweapon at the time of such entry, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-89; 1960, c. 358; 1962, c. 505; 1970, c. 381; 1975,\ncc. 14, 15, 602; 1991, c. 710; 1992, c. 486; 1996, c. 1040; 1997, c. 832.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}