(a) A person commits arson if he or she: (1) Starts a fire or causes an explosion with the purpose of destroying or otherwise damaging: (A) An occupiable structure or motor vehicle that is the property of another person; (B) Any property, whether his or her own or property of another person, for the purpose […]
(a) A person commits the offense of reckless burning if the person purposely starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his or her own property or property of another person, and thereby recklessly: (1) Creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to any person; (2) Destroys or causes substantial damage […]
(a) A person commits the offense of failure to control or report a dangerous fire if the person knows that a fire is unattended and is endangering the life, physical safety, or a substantial amount of property of another person, and the person: (1) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to put out or […]
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful burning if the person: (1) Sets on fire or causes or procures to be set on fire any forest, brush, or other inflammable vegetation on another person’s land; (2) Allows a fire that he or she built or has charge of to escape from his or her […]
(a) The following acts are Class C felonies: (1) Purposely setting on fire the land of another person; (2) Starting a fire on the person’s own land that he or she has leased or is under his or her control with the intent of letting the fire escape to the land of another person; and […]
(a) The purpose of this section is to: (1) Clarify that there is not a presumption as to the cause of fire related to a violation of this subchapter; (2) Abolish any common law contrary to this section, including without limitation Johnson v. State, 198 Ark. 871, 131 S.W.2d 934 (1939) and Thomas v. State, […]
