Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-14-304 — Reckless burning
Tennessee·Title 39
(a)A person commits reckless burning who:
(1)Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another;
(2)Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or (3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b) .
(b)Reckless burning is a Class A misdemeanor.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Daniel Lee Cook
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2005)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1991, ch. 46, § 1; 2008, ch. 786, § 1.
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