October 2008

What is the Crime of Burglary in Arizona?

Burglary is defined as entering onto the property of another with the intent to commit any theft or any felony thereon.  In Arizona, there are three separate degrees of burglary. As defined in A.R.S. 13-1506, a person commits a third degree burglary by “entering or remaining unlawfully in or on a nonresidential structure or in a fenced commercial or residential yard with the intent to commit any theft or any felony therein.”  Third degree is a class 4 felony in

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