(a) A person commits the crime of burglary in the third degree if any of the following occur:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felony1 to 10 yearsup to $15,000
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-7-7

(1) He or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime therein;
(2) He or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in an occupied building with the intent to commit a crime therein; or
(3) He or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in an unoccupied building with the intent to commit a crime therein.
(b) Burglary in the third degree is a Class C felony.