HB1510--OFFENSESINVOLVINGMOTORVEHICLES
SPONSOR: Murphy
Thisbilladdstotheoffenseofburglaryintheseconddegreewhen
apersonunlawfullyentersamotorvehicleoranypartofamotor
vehiclewiththeintenttocommitafelonyortheft.Thebill
defines"enters"asapersonintrudingwithanypartofthebodyor
anyphysicalobjectconnectedwiththebody.Ifapersonwho
commitsaviolationunderthisprovisionwasinpossessionofa
firearmatthetimeorstoleafirearmfromthemotorvehicle
duringtheviolation,heorsheisguiltyofaclassCfelony.
Thebillalsocreatestheoffenseofunlawfullygainingentryinto
amotorvehicle,whichapersoncommitsifheorsheliftsthedoor
handlesorotherwisetriesthedoorsandlocksofsuccessive
vehiclesinanattempttogainentry.Aviolationofthissection
isaclassEfelony.Apersondoesnotcommittheoffenseof
unlawfullygainingentryintoamotorvehicleifthepersonisthe
ownerofthevehicleorhastheowner'spermissiontoenterthe
vehicle.
ThisbillisthesameasHCSHB187&570(2023).