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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-304

Reckless burning

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1991, ch. 46, § 1; 2008, ch. 786, § 1.

(1) A person commits reckless burning who: Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another;

(2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or

(3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b).

(4) Reckless burning is a Class A misdemeanor.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.