Arkansas § 5-38-311 Unlawful burning - Miscellaneous felonies

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-38-311 — Unlawful burning - Miscellaneous felonies

Arkansas § 5-38-311

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-38-311 (2026).

Text

(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 (3) The destruction or injuring of, or theft of, any telephone line, tower, building, tool, or equipment used in the detection, reporting, or suppression of fires.

(b)No bond for costs shall be required in any court of this state for prosecution for violation of a provision of this section.

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(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 (3) The destruction or injuring of, or theft of, any telephone line, tower, building, tool, or equipment used in the detection, reporting, or suppression of fires. (b) No bond for costs shall be required in any court of this state for prosecution for violation of a provision of this section.

Legislative History

Acts 1935, No. 85, §§ 2, 8; Pope's Dig., §§ 3050, 3056; Acts 1979, No. 225, § 1; 1981, No. 845, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-1952, 41-1958; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 416.