Colorado § 18-4-103 Second degree arson

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-4-103 — Second degree arson

Colorado § 18-4-103

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Against Property

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-4-103 (2026).

Text

(1)A person who knowingly sets fire to, burns, causes to be burned, or by the use of any explosive damages or destroys, or causes to be damaged or destroyed, any property of another without his consent, other than a building or occupied structure, commits second degree arson.

(2)Second degree arson is:

(a)A petty offense if the value of the property is less than three hundred dollars;

(b)A class 2 misdemeanor if the value of the property is three hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;

(c)A class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the property is one thousand dollars or more but less than two thousand dollars;

(d)A class 6 felony if the value of the property is two thousand dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars;

(e)A class 5 felony if the va

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(1) A person who knowingly sets fire to,
burns, causes to be burned, or by the use of any explosive damages or destroys, or
causes to be damaged or destroyed, any property of another without his consent,
other than a building or occupied structure, commits second degree arson.

(2) Second degree arson is:

(a) A petty offense if the value of the property is less than three hundred
dollars;

(b) A class 2 misdemeanor if the value of the property is three hundred
dollars or more but less than one thousand dollars;

(c) A class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the property is one thousand dollars
or more but less than two thousand dollars;

(d) A class 6 felony if the value of the property is two thousand dollars or
more but less than five thousand dollars;

(e) A class 5 felony if the value of the property is five thousand dollars or
more but less than twenty thousand dollars;

(f) A class 4 felony if the value of the property is twenty thousand dollars or
more but less than one hundred thousand dollars;

(g) A class 3 felony if the value of the property is one hundred thousand
dollars or more but less than one million dollars; and

(h) A class 2 felony if the value of the property is one million dollars or more.

(3) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 426, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-4-103. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 962, � 20, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3174, � 200, effective March 1, 2022; (3)(b) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3174, 3331, �� 200, 803.