Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-87 — Setting woods, etc., on fire intentionally whereby another is damaged or jeopardized
Virginia § 18.2-87
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 5CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Art. 1ARSON AND RELATED CRIMES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-87 (2026).
Text
Any person who intentionally sets or procures another to set fire to any woods, brush, leaves, grass, straw, or any other inflammable substance capable of spreading fire, and who intentionally allows the fire to escape to lands not his own, whereby the property of another is damaged or jeopardized, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses incurred in fighting the fire.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-83; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1988, c. 403.
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Virginia § 18.2-87, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-87.