Property CrimesView official source
RSMo 569.053effective 01 Jan 2017
Arson in the third degree
In plain English
A person commits arson in the third degree when they knowingly start a fire or cause an explosion that ends up damaging or destroying a building or livable structure that belongs to someone else. This is a class A misdemeanor.
Penalties named in this law
class A misdemeanorup to 1 year in jail
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
Word-for-word law
569.053. in the — . — 1. A person commits the of arson in the third degree if he or she starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby or destroys a building or an of another.
2. The offense of arson in the third degree is a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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