Burglary of a Safe or Vault
Penal Code - § 460
What counts as a violation of Penal code § 460?
Penal Code § 460 defines the crime of burglary of a safe or vault.
To be convicted of burglary of a safe or vault, the prosecution must prove all of the following:
- The person intended to commit a crime,
- The person entered a building,
- The person opened or attempted to open any vault, safe, or other secure place
- The person used any of the following to open it:
- acetylene torch or electric arc
- Burning bar
- Thermal lance, oxygen lance
- Any other similar device capable of burning through steel, concrete, or any other solid substance, or
- By use of nitroglycerine, dynamite, gunpowder, or any other explosive
What is the punishment for violating Penal code § 460?
Penal Code § 460 is a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of three, five, or seven years.
What are the defenses to Penal Code § 460?
- You did not intend to commit a crime when you entered the building
- You did not attempt to open a safe or vault or other secure place
- You did not use any of the methods outlined by the statute to open the secure place
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