Idaho § 18-802 ARSON IN FIRST DEGREE — BURNING OF DWELLING OR OTHER STRUCTURES WHERE PERSONS ARE NORMALLY PRESENT — PENALTIES

Idaho Statutes

§ 18-802 — ARSON IN FIRST DEGREE — BURNING OF DWELLING OR OTHER STRUCTURES WHERE PERSONS ARE NORMALLY PRESENT — PENALTIES

Idaho § 18-802

Title 18CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Ch. 8ARSON

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Idaho Code § 18-802 (2026).

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Any person who willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damages:

(1)Any dwelling, whether occupied or not; or

(2)Any structure, whether occupied or not, in which persons are normally present, including without limitation: jails, prisons or detention centers; hospitals, nursing homes or other health care facilities; department stores, office buildings, business establishments, churches or educational institutions, or other similar structures; or

(3)Any other structure which the actor has reasonable grounds to believe is occupied by a human being; or

(4)Any real or personal property, whether the property of the actor or another, with the intent to deceive or harm any insurer or any person with a legal or financial interest in the property, or obtain any financial gain for the acto

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Any person who willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damages:
(1) Any dwelling, whether occupied or not; or
(2) Any structure, whether occupied or not, in which persons are normally present, including without limitation: jails, prisons or detention centers; hospitals, nursing homes or other health care facilities; department stores, office buildings, business establishments, churches or educational institutions, or other similar structures; or
(3) Any other structure which the actor has reasonable grounds to believe is occupied by a human being; or
(4) Any real or personal property, whether the property of the actor or another, with the intent to deceive or harm any insurer or any person with a legal or financial interest in the property, or obtain any financial gain for the actor or another;
is guilty of arson in the first degree, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to the custody of the department of correction for not more than twenty-five (25) years or fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or both.