Trespassing Laws

Indiana: Fast Facts on Trespassing Indiana Trespassing Law Overview Indiana is a state with fairly straightforward laws and regulations against trespassing, but they make their laws fairly inaccessible due to the way in which they are written and organized. Being highly repetitive, sometimes overlapping and often confusing, it pays to go over Indiana’s state statutes […]

New Mexico: Fast Facts on Trespassing New Mexico Trespassing Law Overview Relevant New Mexico State Statutes New Mexico statutes on trespassing have no dedicated section for definitions, so instead we will dive right into it with 30-14-1 which covers the bulk of specific trespassing related charges within the state: 30-14-1. Criminal trespass. A. Criminal trespass

Washington: Fast Facts on Trespassing Washington Trespassing Law Overview Washington trespassing laws are fairly straightforward except for some somewhat lax language and wording that might mean someone could wriggle out of a trespassing charge for certain kinds of property, property like abandoned buildings, vacant land, and so on if no trespassing sign is not conspicuously

North Carolina: Fast Facts on Trespassing North Carolina Trespassing Law Overview Relevant North Carolina State Statutes North Carolina, like most other states, includes a section on definitions that is useful for understanding the trespassing laws. Fortunately for us, the definitions are extremely brief, only a single word, found in 14-159.11: 14-159.11. Definition. As used in

Minnesota: Fast Facts on Trespassing Minnesota Trespassing Law Overview Minnesota is, unfortunately, a state with difficult-to-navigate laws regarding trespassing in all of its forms, with the bulk of them being spread across two large sections and written in such a way but they are chock-full of legalese and intricate phrasing that can make learning what

Ohio: Fast Facts on Trespassing Ohio Trespassing Law Overview Relevant Ohio State Statutes Ohio is a state with fairly limited trespassing laws, and they are notable for their lack of a felony penalty schedule except in the cases of legitimate breaking and entering with intent to commit another crime therein. Ohio’s chapter on trespass and

Virginia: Fast Facts on Trespassing Virginia Trespassing Law Overview Relevant Virginia State Statutes The Virginia state statutes covering trespassing only have a single section with relevant definitions, and it is really more of an anti-definition! Section 18.2-78 defines what a dwelling house is not for purposes of the chapter: 18.2-78. What not deemed dwelling house

Utah: Fast Facts on Trespassing Utah Trespassing Law Overview Relevant Utah State Statutes Time to get started with the definitions. You might think you have a pretty good grip on the English language, but legislators are notorious for altering the meaning of common words for taking on additional meanings that can change the interpretation of

Rhode Island: Fast Facts on Trespassing Rhode Island Trespassing Law Overview Relevant Rhode Island State Statutes Rhode Island does not feature a section on definitions relevant to the rest of the chapter, so unless otherwise specified elsewhere in the statutes or in the sections themselves, all words are assumed to have their common meaning. We