Arkansas § 5-38-303 Failure to control or report a dangerous fire

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-38-303 — Failure to control or report a dangerous fire

Arkansas § 5-38-303

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-38-303 (2026).

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(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 control the fire when he or she can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself; or (2) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to report the fire.

(b)Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a Class B misdemeanor.

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(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 control the fire when he or she can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself; or (2) Fails to act in a reasonable manner to report the fire. (b) Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a Class B misdemeanor.