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KRS 513.030

Arson in the second degree

Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case United States v. Ballinger (2005)

Most recently applied in King v. Commonwealth (March 2017)

Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky

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(1) A person is guilty of arson in the second degree when he starts a fire or causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage a building:

(a) Of another; or (b) Of his own or of another, to collect or facilitate the collection of insurance proceeds for such loss.

(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that:

(a) No person other than the defendant had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building, or, if other persons had such an interest, all of them consented to the defendant's conduct; and (b) The defendant's sole intent was to destroy or damage the building for a lawful purpose.

(3) Arson in the second degree is a Class B felony.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.