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Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13 (2026)

Breaking and entering

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July 1, 1996
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Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
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(A) No person by force, stealth, or deception, shall trespass in an unoccupied structure, with purpose to commit therein any theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, or any felony.

(B) No person shall trespass on the land or premises of another, with purpose to commit a felony.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of breaking and entering, a felony of the fifth degree.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 454 cases (121 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: State v. Blankenship, 2017-Ohio-7267.
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State v. Blankenship, 2017-Ohio-7267. · cites it 13× “32(A)(1); Count Two, Breaking and Entering in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A); Count Three, Safecracking in violation of R.”
State v. Barksdale, 443 N.E.2d 501 (Ohio 1983). · cites it 10× “Appellant, state of Ohio, in the case at bar, urges us to hold that a party, who enters premises open to the public with an intent to commit thereon a felonious act, forfeits his right of entry and becomes a trespasser, subject to prosecution under R.C. 2911.13 for breaking and…”
State v. Bodyke, 2010-Ohio-2424, 933 N.E.2d 753. · cites it 2× “The Appeal Before the Court {¶ 29} On October 18, 1999, appellant Bodyke entered an agreed plea of no contest to one count of breaking and entering in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A) and one count of sexual battery in violation of R.”
State v. Neff, 2021-Ohio-3766. · cites it 11× “03(A)(1) of the principle offense of R.C. 2911.13(A) and a fifth-degree felony, R.”
State v. Johnson, 935 N.E.2d 895 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2010). · cites it 9× “12(A)(3) and (C); see also R.C. 2911.13, Legislative Service Commission note (“This section defines an offense identical to burglary, except that the structure involved in a violation of this section is unoccupied rather than occupied”).”
State v. Bush, 773 N.E.2d 522 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 2× “02; breaking and entering, a violation of R.C. 2911.13(A); theft, a violation of R.”
State v. Foster, 845 N.E.2d 470 (Ohio 2006). “R.C. 2911.13. . R.C. 2925.11(C)(4)(a). . R.”
State v. Pac., 2021-Ohio-973. · cites it 12× “” {¶ 47} The phrase “unoccupied structure” is not defined in R.C. 2911.13 or -17- elsewhere in the Ohio Revised Code.”
State v. Bush, 2002-Ohio-3993, 96 Ohio St. 3d 235. · cites it 2× “02; breaking SUPREME COURT OF OHIO and entering, a violation of R.C. 2911.13(A); theft, a violation of R.”
State v. Sines-Riley, 2024-Ohio-2860, 248 N.E.3d 383. · cites it 8× “The state was not required to show that he actually stole something in order to convict him of breaking and entering under R.C. 2911.13(A). State v. Sutton, 2014-Ohio-1074, ¶ 37 .”
State v. Russell, 2013-Ohio-3079. · cites it 8× “{¶ 6} Russell was indicted for breaking and entering in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A) and possessing criminal tools in violation of R.”
State v. Knuff, 2024-Ohio-902, 239 N.E.3d 259. · cites it 2× “02(A)(1) Count 16 Breaking and entering (of the property of Spa & Nails), in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A) 10 January Term, 2024 Count 17 Vandalism (of the property of Spa & Nails), in violation of R.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(A): 270 cases
State v. Blankenship, 2017-Ohio-7267. “32(A)(1); Count Two, Breaking and Entering in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A); Count Three, Safecracking in violation of R.”
State v. Bodyke, 2010-Ohio-2424, 933 N.E.2d 753. “The Appeal Before the Court {¶ 29} On October 18, 1999, appellant Bodyke entered an agreed plea of no contest to one count of breaking and entering in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A) and one count of sexual battery in violation of R.”
State v. Neff, 2021-Ohio-3766. “03(A)(1) of the principle offense of R.C. 2911.13(A) and a fifth-degree felony, R.”
State v. Russell, 2013-Ohio-3079. “{¶ 6} Russell was indicted for breaking and entering in violation of R.C. 2911.13(A) and possessing criminal tools in violation of R.”
State v. Johnson, 935 N.E.2d 895 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2010). “12(A)(3) and (C); see also R.C. 2911.13, Legislative Service Commission note (“This section defines an offense identical to burglary, except that the structure involved in a violation of this section is unoccupied rather than occupied”).”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(A)(4): 1 case
State v. Lautenslager, 677 N.E.2d 1263 (Ohio Ct. App. 3d Dist. 1996).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(A)(C): 11 cases
State v. Phillips, 2017-Ohio-7107.
State v. Michaels, 2019-Ohio-497, 129 N.E.3d 1021.
State v. Simons, 2013-Ohio-3654.
State v. Edwards, 2021-Ohio-1917.
State v. Mickey, 2022-Ohio-2396.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(B): 88 cases
State v. Barksdale, 443 N.E.2d 501 (Ohio 1983). “Appellant, state of Ohio, in the case at bar, urges us to hold that a party, who enters premises open to the public with an intent to commit thereon a felonious act, forfeits his right of entry and becomes a trespasser, subject to prosecution under R.C. 2911.13 for breaking and…”
State v. Lyons, 480 N.E.2d 767 (Ohio 1985).
State v. Sines-Riley, 2024-Ohio-2860, 248 N.E.3d 383. “The state was not required to show that he actually stole something in order to convict him of breaking and entering under R.C. 2911.13(A). State v. Sutton, 2014-Ohio-1074, ¶ 37 .”
State v. Parker, 2009-Ohio-3667, 917 N.E.2d 338.
State v. Pawlak, 2016-Ohio-5926.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(B)(A)(3): 1 case
State v. Dagley, 2022-Ohio-2671.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(B)(C): 3 cases
State v. Dirocco, 2022-Ohio-3221.
State v. Fuller, 2023-Ohio-4837.
State v. Powers, 2011-Ohio-6541.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(C): 7 cases
State v. Sines-Riley, 2024-Ohio-2860, 248 N.E.3d 383. “The state was not required to show that he actually stole something in order to convict him of breaking and entering under R.C. 2911.13(A). State v. Sutton, 2014-Ohio-1074, ¶ 37 .”
State v. Southam, 2018-Ohio-5288.
State v. Fazenbaker, 2021-Ohio-3447.
State v. Pac., 2021-Ohio-973. “” {¶ 47} The phrase “unoccupied structure” is not defined in R.C. 2911.13 or -17- elsewhere in the Ohio Revised Code.”
State v. Mosley, 624 N.E.2d 297 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1993).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(C)(2): 1 case
State v. Elliot, 2013-Ohio-2386.
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