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2021 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title I - Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property
Article 150 - Arson
150.05 - Arson in the Fourth Degree.
Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 150.05 (2021)
§ 150.05 Arson in the fourth degree.1. A person is guilty of arson in the fourth degree when he recklessly damages a building or motor vehicle by intentionally starting a fire or causing an explosion.
2. In any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that no person other than the defendant had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building or motor vehicle.
Arson in the fourth degree is a class E felony.
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