Whoever unlawfully by means of fire or explosives, intentionally destroys or damages any building not covered by section 609.561 , no matter what its value, or any other real or personal property valued at more than $1,000, whether the property of the actor or another, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 609.562
ARSON IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case United States v. Velasquez-Reyes (2005)
Most recently applied in State v. Vasquez (June 2018)
1976 c 124 s 5; 1979 c 258 s 16; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1985 c 141 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 326 art 5 s 7
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.