§ 12.1-21-01 — Arson

North Dakota § 12.1-21-01

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 12.1: Criminal Code
• Ch. 12.1-21: Damaging Property or Public Services

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1. An individual is guilty of arson, a class B felony, if the individual starts or maintains a
fire or causes an explosion with intent to destroy:
a. An entire or any part of a building or inhabited structure of another or a vital public
facility;
b. Or damage the individual's own real or personal property for the purpose of
collecting insurance for the loss;
c. Or damage the individual's own real property for the purpose of depriving another
with a legal interest in the real property damaged or destroyed; or
d. Or damage the individual's own personal property for the purpose of depriving
another with a legal interest in the personal property damaged or destroyed, and
the value of the personal property damaged or destroyed has a value in excess of
two thousand dollars.
2. For purposes of this section, "a legal interest" includes a joint legal interest by joint
ownership of the property, or an individual's own legal interest in property financed by
another, such as a mortgage, contract, deed, or lien.