ARSON - WITHIN CITY LIMITS
Posted on May 15, 2013 12:53pm PDT
ARSON - WITHIN CITY LIMITS
*1st Degree Felony if:
- Bodily injury or death was suffered by any person by reason of the commision of the offense, or
- The propery intended to be damaged or destroyed by the actor was a habitation or a place of assembly or worship
* 2nd Degree Felony
Elements:
* A person
* Starts a fire, regardless of whether the fire continues after ignition, OR causes an explosion
* With intent to destroy or damage
* Any building, habitation, or vehicle
* Knowing that it is within the limits of an incorporated city or town