2012 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 4 - Offenses Against Property
Chapter 38 - Damage or Destruction of Property
Subchapter 3 - -- Arson and Other Burning
§ 5-38-311 - Unlawful burning -- Miscellaneous felonies.
(a) The following acts are Class C felonies:
(1) Purposely setting on fire the land of another person;
(2) Starting a fire on the person's own land that he or she has leased or are under his or her control with the intent of letting the fire escape to the land of another person; and
(3) The destruction or injuring of, or theft of, any telephone line, tower, building, tool, or equipment used in the detection, reporting, or suppression of fires.
(b) No bond for costs shall be required in any court of this state for prosecution for violation of a provision of this section.
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