Kansas § 21-5812 Arson; aggravated arson

Kansas Statutes

§ 21-5812 — Arson; aggravated arson

Kansas § 21-5812

Ch. 21CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

Art. 58CRIMES INVOLVING PROPERTY

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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5812 (2026).

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(a)Arson is:

(1)Knowingly, by means of fire or explosive damaging any building or property which:

(A)Is a dwelling in which another person has any interest without the consent of such other person;

(B)is a dwelling with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder;

(C)is not a dwelling in which another person has any interest without the consent of such other person; or

(D)is not a dwelling with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder;

(2)accidentally, by means of fire or explosive, as a result of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of K.S.A. 21-5703, and amendments thereto, damaging any building or property which is a dwelling; or

(3)accidentally, by means of fire or explosive as a resul

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(a) Arson is:
(1) Knowingly, by means of fire or explosive damaging any building or property which:
(A) Is a dwelling in which another person has any interest without the consent of such other person;
(B) is a dwelling with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder;
(C) is not a dwelling in which another person has any interest without the consent of such other person; or
(D) is not a dwelling with intent to injure or defraud an insurer or lienholder;
(2) accidentally, by means of fire or explosive, as a result of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of K.S.A. 21-5703, and amendments thereto, damaging any building or property which is a dwelling; or
(3) accidentally, by means of fire or explosive as a result of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance or controlled substance analog in violation of K.S.A. 21-5703, and amendments thereto, damaging any building or property which is not a dwelling.
(b) Aggravated arson is arson, as defined in subsection (a):
(1) Committed upon a building or property in which there is a human being; or
(2) which results in great bodily harm or disfigurement to a firefighter or law enforcement officer in the course of fighting or investigating the fire.
(c) (1) Arson as defined in:
(A) Subsection (a)(1)(A) or (a)(1)(B) is a severity level 6, person felony;
(B) subsection (a)(1)(C), (a)(1)(D) or (a)(3) is a severity level 7, nonperson felony; and
(C) subsection (a)(2) is a severity level 7, person felony.
(2) Aggravated arson as defined in:
(A) Subsection (b)(1) is a:
(i) Severity level 3, person felony, if such crime results in a substantial risk of bodily harm; and
(ii) severity level 6, person felony, if such crime results in no substantial risk of bodily harm; and
(B) subsection (b)(2) is a severity level 3, person felony.