{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-1002","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-1002","heading":"Burglary","body":"(a) A person commits burglary who, without the effective consent of the property owner: (1) Enters a building other than a habitation, or any portion of the building, not open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault; (2) Remains concealed, with the intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault, in a building; (3) Enters a building and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault; or (4) Enters any freight or passenger car, automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane, or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault or commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault. (b) As used in this section, \"enter\" means: (1) Intrusion of any part of the body; or (2) Intrusion of any object in physical contact with the body or any object controlled by remote control, electronic or otherwise. (c) Burglary under subdivision (a)(1), (2), or (3) is a Class D felony. (d) Burglary under subdivision (a)(4) is a Class E felony. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.\n(a) A person commits burglary who, without the effective consent of the property owner: (1) Enters a building other than a habitation, or any portion of the building, not open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault; (2) Remains concealed, with the intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault, in a building; (3) Enters a building and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault; or (4) Enters any freight or passenger car, automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane, or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault or commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault.\n(1) Enters a building other than a habitation, or any portion of the building, not open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault;\n(2) Remains concealed, with the intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault, in a building;\n(3) Enters a building and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault; or\n(4) Enters any freight or passenger car, automobile, truck, trailer, boat, airplane, or other motor vehicle with intent to commit a felony, theft, or assault or commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or assault.\n(b) As used in this section, \"enter\" means: (1) Intrusion of any part of the body; or (2) Intrusion of any object in physical contact with the body or any object controlled by remote control, electronic or otherwise.\n(1) Intrusion of any part of the body; or\n(2) Intrusion of any object in physical contact with the body or any object controlled by remote control, electronic or otherwise.\n(c) Burglary under subdivision (a)(1), (2), or (3) is a Class D felony.\n(d) Burglary under subdivision (a)(4) is a Class E felony.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 13"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"679ab3b782e46c845fbba72936a09bfef922e1a67ff40aa1aaab1fab0bd04394","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-1001","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-13-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}