ARSON - ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO ANOTHER - Texas Laws

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ARSON - ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO ANOTHER

*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 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 detroy or damage

* Any building, habitation, or vehicle

* Knowing that it is located on property belonging to another