Glasgow Unlawfully Gaining Entry into a Motor Vehicle ordinance (§ 210.1270)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article VII. Offenses Concerning Property
In short: It's an offense to try door handles or locks on one vehicle after another to get in and steal, unless you own the vehicles or have the owners' permission to enter them.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A person commits the offense of unlawfully gaining entry into motor vehicles if the person lifts the door handles or otherwise tries the doors and locks of successive motor vehicles to gain entry into the motor vehicles for the purpose of committing the offense of stealing unless the person is the owner of the motor vehicles or has the owners' permission to enter the motor vehicles. For purposes of this Section, "successive" means lifting the door handles or otherwise trying the doors and locks of one (1) vehicle after another.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.1270
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.