511.020 Burglary in the first degree.

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(1)A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree when, with the intent to commit a

crime, he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building, and when in

effecting entry or while in the building or in the immediate flight therefrom, he or

she or another participant in the crime:

(a)Is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon;

(b)Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime; or

(c)Uses or threatens the use of a dangerous instrument against any person who is

not a participant in the crime.

(2)Burglary in the first degree is a Class B felony, unless the offense occurs during a

declared emergency as defined by KRS 39A.020 arising from a natural or man-

made disaster, within the area covered by the emergency declaration, and within the

area impacted by the disaster, in which case it is a Class A felony.