(1) A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree if, with intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, he or she enters or remains unlawfully in a building and if, in entering or while in the building or in immediate flight therefrom, the actor or another participant in the crime (a) is armed with a deadly weapon, or (b) assaults any person.

Attorney's Note

Under the Washington Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A felonyup to lifeup to $50,000
For details, see Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.20.021
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Terms Used In Washington Code 9A.52.020

  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(2) Burglary in the first degree is a class A felony.

NOTES:

Findings and intent—Short title—Severability—Captions not law—1995 c 129: See notes following RCW 9.94A.510.
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