SECTION 1. Section 17 of Chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out same and inserting in place thereof the following:
(a)Whoever, in the night time, enters without breaking, or breaks and enters in the day time, a building, ship, vessel, or vehicle, with intent to commit a felony, the owner or any other person lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years.
(b)Whoever, in the day time, breaks and enters a dwelling with intent to commit a felony, the owner or any other person lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or any term of years, provided that any sentence imposed under the provisions of this paragraph shall be subject to the minimum requirements of paragraph (c).
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