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It has been modified 4 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 1968, chapter 530; in 1970, chapter 381; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1992, chapter 486.<\/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":68291,"section_number":"18.2-513","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-513\/"},{"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":75182,"section_number":"37.2-314","catch_line":"Background check required","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-314\/"},{"id":67357,"section_number":"37.2-416.1","catch_line":"Background checks required; adult substance abuse and mental health services","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-416.1\/"},{"id":61726,"section_number":"37.2-506.1","catch_line":"Background checks required; adult substance abuse and mental health services","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-506.1\/"},{"id":63586,"section_number":"53.1-202.3","catch_line":"Rate at which sentence credits may be earned; prerequisites","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-202.3\/"},{"id":58640,"section_number":"53.1-40.02","catch_line":"Conditional release of terminally ill prisoners","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.02\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":165369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87070,"identifier":"18.2-92","token":"18.2\/5\/2\/18.2-92","url":"\/18.2-92\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-92\/","token":"18.2\/5\/2\/18.2-92","dublin_core":{"Title":"Breaking and entering dwelling house with intent to commit other misdemeanor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-92","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any person break and enter a dwelling house while said dwelling is occupied, either in the day or nighttime, with the <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to commit any <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> except <span class=\"dictionary\">assault<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">battery<\/span> or trespass, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>. 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