Arson in the Third Degree.
Known as the Alabama Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 13A-10-1 to 13A-9-92 (653 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 416 So. 2d 1103 - Galloway v. State (1982)
Most recently applied in 646 F. Supp. 2d 372 - McNaught v. United States (May 2009)
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2807.)
(a) A person commits the crime of arson in the third degree if he recklessly damages a building by a fire or an explosion.
(b) A person does not commit a crime under this section if no person other than himself has a possessory or proprietary interest in the damaged building.
(c) The burden of injecting the issue of justification in subsection (b) is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
(d) Arson in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.