ARSON - VEGETATION, FENCE, OR STRUCTURE ON OPEN-SPACE LAND - Texas Laws and Punishment
Posted on May 15, 2013 12:49pm PDT
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In Texas, the crime of Arson is broken down as follows:
ARSON - VEGETATION, FENCE, OR STRUCTURE ON OPEN-SPACE LAND
* 1st Degree Felony if:
- Bodily injury or death was suffered by any person by reason of the commission of the offense, or
- The PROPERTY intended to be damaged or destroyed by the actor was a HABITATION or palce of assemply or worship.
* 2nd Degree Felony
Elements:
* A person
* Starts a fire, regardless of whether the fire continues after ignition, OR causes an explosion
* With the Intent to destroy or damage
* Any vegetation, fence, or structure on OPEN SPACE LAND, and
* The fire or explosion was not part of the CONTROLLED BURNING of OPEN SPACE LAND