Montana § 45-6-103 Arson

Montana Statutes

§ 45-6-103 — Arson

Montana § 45-6-103

Title 45CRIMES

Ch. 6OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

Part 1Criminal Mischief and Arson

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-103 (2026).

Text

45-6-103 . Arson.

(1)A person commits the offense of arson when, by means of fire or explosives, the person knowingly or purposely:

(a)damages or destroys a structure, vehicle, personal property (other than a vehicle) that exceeds $1,500 in value, crop, pasture, forest, or other real property that is property of another without consent;

(b)damages or destroys a structure, vehicle, crop, pasture, forest, or other property that the person owns or has a possessory interest in, with the purpose of obtaining a pecuniary or other gain through fraud or deception; or

(c)places another person in danger of death or bodily injury, including a firefighter responding to or at the scene of a fire or explosion.

(2)A person convicted of the offense of arson shall be imprisoned in the state prison for

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45-6-103 . Arson. (1) A person commits the offense of arson when, by means of fire or explosives, the person knowingly or purposely:
(a) damages or destroys a structure, vehicle, personal property (other than a vehicle) that exceeds $1,500 in value, crop, pasture, forest, or other real property that is property of another without consent;
(b) damages or destroys a structure, vehicle, crop, pasture, forest, or other property that the person owns or has a possessory interest in, with the purpose of obtaining a pecuniary or other gain through fraud or deception; or
(c) places another person in danger of death or bodily injury, including a firefighter responding to or at the scene of a fire or explosion.
(2) A person convicted of the offense of arson shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both.

Legislative History

En. 94-6-104 by Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 261, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 94-6-104 ; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 590, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 124, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 397, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 473, L. 2009.