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On the understanding of “breaking into a dwelling, other premises or storage facility” in the context of Part 3 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36887/2524-0455-2025-6-1

Shinkarov Yurii,
Candidate of Sciences in Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Legal Regulation of Economy of
Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics,
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1173-7975

Published: 27.11.25

The article is devoted to the scientific and practical analysis of the concept and content of “penetration into a dwelling, other premises, or storage facility” as a qualifying feature of the criminal offense of “theft” provided for in Article 185 of the current Criminal Code of Ukraine. The importance of studying qualifying features for the classification of criminal offenses is determined. Emphasis is placed on the need to study not only scientific works devoted to individual legal aspects, but also the practice of judicial law enforcement. It points to a significant drop in the number of reported thefts involving breaking into a home, other premises, or a storage facility as a factor in the decrease in scientific interest in this qualifying circumstance. It looks at the theoretical and legal aspects of the definition of “breaking in” and its meaning. The acts of law enforcement of the First and Second Chambers of the Cassation Criminal Court within the Supreme Court are analyzed in terms of understanding the concept and content of “intrusion into a dwelling, other premises, or storage facility.” Problematic issues observed during the consideration of specific cases are highlighted. The positions and emphases made by law enforcement officials when providing a judicial interpretation of the qualifying circumstance of “trespassing into a dwelling, other premises, or storage facility” are presented. The conclusion is that the concept of trespassing should be formed based on its objective and subjective characteristics. Thus, intrusions must occur in a dwelling, other premises, or storage facility to which there is no free access and where the person has no legal right to be. In addition, intrusion is possible only in objects that have the characteristics of a dwelling, other premises, or a storage facility. By committing an intrusion, a person pursues mercenary motives to take possession of someone else’s property.

Keywords: theft, intrusion into a dwelling, other premises or storage facility, qualifying feature, mercenary motive, person.

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Shinkarov Y. On the understanding of “breaking into a dwelling, other premises or storage facility” in the context of Part 3 of Article 185 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Actual problems of innovative economy and law. https://doi.org/10.36887/2524-0455-2025-6-1