Minn. Stat. § 609.563

ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE.

Known as the Criminal Code

The act spans §§ 609.01 to 609.912 (377 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Zeimet (1984)

Most recently applied in State v. Bergstrom (October 1987)

1976 c 124 s 6; 1977 c 355 s 9; 1979 c 258 s 17; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1985 c 141 s 3; 1993 c 326 art 5 s 8

Subdivision 1. Crime.

Whoever unlawfully by means of fire or explosives, intentionally destroys or damages any real or personal property may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of $10,000, or both, if:

(a) the property intended by the accused to be damaged or destroyed had a value of more than $300 but less than $1,000; or

(b) property of the value of $300 or more was unintentionally damaged or destroyed but such damage or destruction could reasonably have been foreseen; or

Subd. 2.

[Repealed, 1998 c 367 art 2 s 33 ]

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.