If the door is open on a house & u enter?? Is this breaking &…
If the door is open on a house & u enter??
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If the door is open on a house & u enter??
Is this breaking & entering or trespassing if said door is open??
Traffic Lawyer Richard Simon’s Answer
Missouri statutes state the following
Enter unlawfully or remain unlawfully”, a person enters or remains in or upon premises when he or she is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless of his or her purpose, enters or remains in or upon premises which are at the time open to the public does so with license and privilege unless he or she defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally communicated to him or her by the owner of such premises or by other authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a building which is only partly open to the public is not a license or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which is not open to the public;
As previous counsel has stated, what is the mindset and belief is very important to this case.