{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-91","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-91","heading":"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony","body":"If any person commits any of the acts mentioned in § 18.2-90 with intent to commit larceny, or any felony other than murder, rape, robbery or arson in violation of §§ 18.2-77, 18.2-79 or § 18.2-80, or if any person commits any of the acts mentioned in § 18.2-89 or § 18.2-90 with intent to commit assault and battery, he shall be guilty of statutory burglary, 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 or the court trying the case without a jury, 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.Code 1950, § 18.1-89; 1960, c. 358; 1962, c. 505; 1970, c. 381; 1975, cc. 14, 15, 602; 1991, c. 710; 1992, c. 486; 1996, c. 1040; 1997, c. 832.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 5. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY","Article 2. BURGLARY AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-91/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"73a812b16958cc0ef2268e3c4c3c1122b5ca88cf56bb80436dc9388d06bc7402","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-90","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-92"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}