A. A person commits burglary in the third degree by:

Attorney's Note

Under the Arizona Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 4 felonyup to 3 yearsup to $150,000
For details, see § 13-702

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-1506

  • Entry: means the intrusion of any part of any instrument or any part of a person's body inside the external boundaries of a structure or unit of real property. See Arizona Laws 13-1501
  • Felony: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
  • Manipulation key: means a key, device or instrument, other than a key that is designed to operate a specific lock, that can be variably positioned and manipulated in a vehicle keyway to operate a lock or cylinder, including a wiggle key, jiggle key or rocker key. See Arizona Laws 13-1501
  • Master key: means a key that operates all the keyed locks or cylinders in a similar type or group of locks. See Arizona Laws 13-1501
  • Nonresidential structure: means any structure other than a residential structure and includes a retail establishment. See Arizona Laws 13-1501
  • Person: means a human being and, as the context requires, an enterprise, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated association, a partnership, a firm, a society, a government, a governmental authority or an individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Arizona Laws 13-105
  • Vehicle: means a device in, upon or by which any person or property is, may be or could have been transported or drawn upon a highway, waterway or airway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Arizona Laws 13-105

1. 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.

2. Making entry into any part of a motor vehicle by means of a manipulation key or master key, with the intent to commit any theft or felony in the motor vehicle.

B. Burglary in the third degree is a class 4 felony.