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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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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State v. Blankenship, 2017 Ohio 7267 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · 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 (Ohio 2010). · 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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · 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. 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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · 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 (Ohio 2002). · 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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · 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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · 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 (Ohio 2024). · 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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “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 (Ohio 2010). “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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “{¶ 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. 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. 1996).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(A)(C) — 11 cases
State v. Phillips, 2017 Ohio 7107 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Michaels, 2019 Ohio 497 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Simons, 2013 Ohio 3654 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Edwards, 2021 Ohio 1917 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Mickey, 2022 Ohio 2396 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— 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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Pawlak, 2016 Ohio 5926 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(B)(A)(3) — 1 case
State v. Dagley, 2022 Ohio 2671 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(B)(C) — 3 cases
State v. Dirocco, 2022 Ohio 3221 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Fuller, 2023 Ohio 4837 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Powers, 2011 Ohio 6541 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(C) — 7 cases
State v. Sines-Riley, 2024 Ohio 2860 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “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 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Fazenbaker, 2021 Ohio 3447 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Pac., 2021 Ohio 973 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “” {¶ 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. 1993).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.13(C)(2) — 1 case
State v. Elliot, 2013 Ohio 2386 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
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