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Comparing The Nevada and California Burglary Laws

By Neil Shous, Esq.

The basic definition of burglary is the same in California and Nevada: entering a structure or vehicle intending to commit certain crimes once inside. But the two states differ in whether or not they distinguish between residential and commercial burglary. In Penal Code 459 , California burglary law draws a distinction between first degree residential burglary, and second degree commercial burglary. Burglarizing a home can land someone in California Prison for six years, whereas burglarizing a commercial establishment carries only a four-year maximum sentence. Moreover, residential burglary is a strike under California?s Three Strikes laws. Nevada burglary laws , as defined in NRS 205.060, make no distinction between burglarizing a residential or commercial structure...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on February 06, 2009 (boomark / email).