District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-302 — Burning one’s own property with intent to defraud or injure another.
District of Columbia § 22-302
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 22-302 (2026).
Text
Whoever maliciously burns or sets fire to any dwelling, shop, barn, stable, store, or warehouse or other building, or any steamboat, vessel, canal boat, or other watercraft, or any goods, wares, or merchandise, the same being his own property, in whole or in part, with intent to defraud or injure any other person, shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years. In addition to any other penalty provided under this section, a person may be fined an amount not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 .
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Legislative History
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1323, ch. 854, § 821; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 303(k), 60 DCR 2064
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 22-302, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/22-302.