Arson; Defined and Punished

(a) A person is guilty of arson if under circumstances not amounting to aggravated arson he starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his own property, another’s property, or forest land: (1) with the intention of defrauding an insurer; or (2) in reckless disregard of a risk that his conduct will damage or destroy the property of another; or (3) in reckless disregard of a risk that his conduct will damage or destroy forest land. (b) Arson is a third degree felony. SOURCE: G.P.C. §§ 447a, 448a, 449a, 450a, 548; See also §§ 600, 601; M.P.C. § 220.1; *Cal. 2802 (T.D.1 1967); Cal. §§ 1076, 1078 (1971); Mass. ch. 266, § 4; N.J. § 2C:17-1. Amended by P.L. 35-134:3 (Dec. 29, 2020). CROSS-REFERENCES: 9 GCA §§ 13.10, 13.20, 13.60. Penal Code § 451a abolished.