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9 GCA § 37.210: Home Invasion.

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  1. Title 9: Crimes and Corrections
  2. Chapter 37: Burglary and Home Invasion
  3. ARTICLE 2: HOME INVASION

A person is guilty of home invasion when such person commits a crime of burglary, as defined by this Chapter, in a dwelling, while a person other than a participant in the crime is actually present in such dwelling, with the intent to commit a crime therein, and, in the course of committing the offense:

(a) acting either alone or with one or more persons, such person or another participant in the crime commits or attempts to commit a violent crime against the person of another person other than a participant in the crime who is actually present in such dwelling;

(b) such person is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or

(c) if any of the acts of a participant at any time during the burglary, or while attempting a burglary, or while fleeing from a burglary/attempted burglary, directly or indirectly, cause mental or emotional trauma, bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or the death of an occupant of the dwelling who is not a participant in the burglary. 37.220. In the Course of Committing Home Invasion.

An act shall be deemed "in the course of committing" the offense if it occurs in an attempt to commit the offense, or flight after the attempt or commission.

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