Ark. Code Ann. § 5-38-311

Unlawful burning — Miscellaneous felonies

Acts 1935, No. 85, §§ 2, 8; Pope's Dig., §§ 3050, 3056; Acts 1979, No. 225, § 1; 1981, No. 845, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-1952, 41-1958; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 416.

(1) The following acts are Class C felonies: Purposely setting on fire the land of another person;

(2) Starting a fire on the person's own land that he or she has leased or is under his or her control with the intent of letting the fire escape to the land of another person; and

(3) The destruction or injuring of, or theft of, any telephone line, tower, building, tool, or equipment used in the detection, reporting, or suppression of fires.

(4) No bond for costs shall be required in any court of this state for prosecution for violation of a provision of this section.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.