Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-88 — Carelessly damaging property by fire
Virginia § 18.2-88
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 5CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Art. 1ARSON AND RELATED CRIMES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-88 (2026).
Text
If any person carelessly, negligently or intentionally set any woods or marshes on fire, or set fire to any stubble, brush, straw, or any other substance capable of spreading fire on lands, whereby the property of another is damaged or jeopardized, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 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, § 18.1-84; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Virginia § 18.2-88, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-88.