511.020 Burglary in the first degree.

KY Rev Stat § 511.020 (2019) (N/A)
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511.020 Burglary in the first degree. (1) A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree when, with the intent to commit a crime, he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building, and when in effecting entry or while in the building or in the immediate flight therefrom, he or another participant in the crime: (a) Is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon; or (b) Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime; or (c) Uses or threatens the use of a dangerous instrument against any person who is not a participant in the crime. (2) Burglary in the first degree is a Class B felony. Effective: July 15, 1980 History: Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 376, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 97, effective January 1, 1975.