Unlocked door is not a legal invitation in. Period. The threshold is the crossing Point and without a signed warrant of probable cause they can't go in. Not even if the door is open.
Perhaps it varies from State to State. I can tell you it happened to me. My reporting of it to the police, they asked first and foremost was your door locked? And was there any damage of a break in? I answered no. Then they said -- "Next time keep your door locked." It is not a crime to enter an unlocked house. Afterwards, I tried to find a Statute supporting my premise. The police were correct, there is no law. The only thing would be trespassing, but trespassing is not often pursued unless there is cause (vandalism, disturbing the peace, etc.)
Unlocked door is not a legal invitation in. Period. The threshold is the crossing Point and without a signed warrant of probable cause they can't go in. Not even if the door is open.
Perhaps it varies from State to State. I can tell you it happened to me. My reporting of it to the police, they asked first and foremost was your door locked? And was there any damage of a break in? I answered no. Then they said -- "Next time keep your door locked." It is not a crime to enter an unlocked house. Afterwards, I tried to find a Statute supporting my premise. The police were correct, there is no law. The only thing would be trespassing, but trespassing is not often pursued unless there is cause (vandalism, disturbing the peace, etc.)