NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-53 (2026)

Breaking out of dwelling house burglary

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(a) Offense and Punishment. - If any person shall enter the dwelling house of another with intent to commit any felony or larceny therein, or being in such dwelling house, shall commit any felony or larceny therein, and shall, in either case, break out of such dwelling house, such person shall be punished as a Class D felon.

(b) Enhancement. - If a person possessed a firearm about his or her person during the commission of an offense under subsection (a) of this section, in addition to any other sentence enhancement required by law, the person shall be sentenced at a felony class level one class higher than the principal felony for which the person was convicted. An indictment or information for the felony shall allege in that indictment or information the facts that qualify the offense for an enhancement under this subsection. One pleading is sufficient for all felonies that are tried at a single trial. (12 Anne, c. 7, s. 3; R.C., c. 34, s. 8; Code, s. 995; Rev., s. 3332; C.S., s. 4234; 1969, c. 543, s. 2; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 2025-71, s. 10(c).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1969–1986 · leading case: State v. Gardner, 340 S.E.2d 701 (N.C. 1986).

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State v. Gardner, 340 S.E.2d 701 (N.C. 1986). · cites it 6× “§ 14-51), breaking out of a dwelling house burglary (N.C.G.S. § 14-53), breaking or entering (N.”

State v. Jones, 168 S.E.2d 380 (N.C. 1969). “14-51 and rewrites G.S. 14-53, 14-54, 14-55, 14-56 and 14-57.”

State v. Wilson, 337 S.E.2d 470 (N.C. 1985). “G.S. 14-53 proscribes breaking out of dwelling house burglary.”

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