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Wis. Stat. § 941.11

Unsafe burning of buildings

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 139 S. Ct. 2319 - United States v. Davis (2019)

Most recently applied in 139 S. Ct. 2319 - United States v. Davis (June 2019)

1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 486; 1995 a. 417; 2001 a. 109.

Whoever does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony:

(1) Intentionally burns his or her own building under circumstances in which he or she should realize he or she is creating an unreasonable risk of death or great bodily harm to another or serious damage to another’s property; or (2) Intentionally burns a building of one who has consented to the destruction thereof but does so under circumstances in which he or she should realize he or she is creating an unreasonable risk of death or great bodily harm to another or serious damage to a 3rd person’s property.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.