Editing Burglary (section)

==Sweden==
In [[Sweden]], burglary does not exist as an offence in itself; instead, there are two available offences. If a person simply breaks into any premise, they are technically guilty of either unlawful intrusion ({{lang|sv|olaga intrång}}) or breach of domiciliary peace ({{lang|sv|hemfridsbrott}}), depending on the premise in question. Breach of domiciliary peace is applicable only when people "unlawfully intrude or remain where others have their living quarters".<ref name="1962-700">{{cite web|title=Swedish Penal Code of 1962|year=1962|url=http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/02/77/77/cb79a8a3.pdf|access-date=2008-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320102018/http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c6/02/77/77/cb79a8a3.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> The only punishments available for any of these offences are fines, unless the offences are considered gross. In such cases, the maximum punishment is two years' imprisonment.

However, if the person who has forced themself into a house steals anything ("takes what belongs to another with intent to acquire it"), they are guilty of (ordinary) theft ({{lang|sv|stöld}}). However, the section regarding gross theft (Chapter 6, 4s of the Penal Code, {{lang|sv|grov stöld}}) states "in assessing whether the crime is gross, special consideration shall be given to whether the unlawful appropriation took place after intrusion into a dwelling."<ref name="1962-700"/> For theft, the punishment is imprisonment of at most two years, while gross theft carries a punishment of between six months and six years.