Minnesota § 609.576 NEGLIGENT FIRES; DANGEROUS SMOKING

Minnesota Statutes

§ 609.576 — NEGLIGENT FIRES; DANGEROUS SMOKING

Minnesota § 609.576

PartCRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS

Ch. 609CRIMINAL CODE

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Minn. Stat. § 609.576 (2026).

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Subdivision 1.Negligent fire resulting in injury or property damage. Whoever is grossly negligent in causing a fire to burn or get out of control thereby causing damage or injury to another, and as a result of this:

(1)a human being is injured and great bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both;

(2)a human being is injured and bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; or

(3)property of another is injured, thereby, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:

(i)to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not

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Subdivision 1.Negligent fire resulting in injury or property damage.
Whoever is grossly negligent in causing a fire to burn or get out of control thereby causing damage or injury to another, and as a result of this:
(1) a human being is injured and great bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both;
(2) a human being is injured and bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; or
(3) property of another is injured, thereby, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:
(i) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, if the value of the property damage is under $300;
(ii) to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is at least $300 but is less than $2,500; or
(iii) to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is $2,500 or more.

Subd. 2.Dangerous smoking.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person smokes in the presence of explosives or inflammable materials. If a person violates this subdivision and knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm or serious property damage, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

Legislative History

1976 c 124 s 7;1977 c 355 s 10;1981 c 107 s 1;1984 c 628 art 3 s 11;1985 c 141 s 5;1989 c 5 s 8;1989 c 290 art 6 s 20;1993 c 326 art 5 s 9;2001 c 155 s 1;2003 c 82 s 1;2023 c 52 art 6 s 16