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Colorado Burglary Laws<\/h1>\n
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While burglary is typically associated with theft, under its traditional definition<\/a> it only requires the unlawful entry into a structure and the intent to commit a crime inside. The intended crime need not involve theft as burglary can exist where someone breaks into a home to, for example, destroy something inside or commit an assault<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Colorado’s burglary laws build on the two traditional aspects of unlawful entry and criminal intent<\/a> and even go as far as to criminalize the possession of burglary tools. There are three degrees of burglary in Colorado and which one applies depends on the type of structure involved, which crimes are intended inside, what crimes actually took place inside, and whether any weapons were used.<\/p>\n

For example, third degree burglary occurs where a person, with the intent to commit a crime, unlawfully enters into certain apparatuses or equipment such as a:<\/p>\n