Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.053

Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session

Section 569.053 - Arson in the third degree - penalty

1. A person commits the offense of arson in the third degree if he or she knowingly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby recklessly damages or destroys a building or an inhabitable structure of another.

2. The offense of arson in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

§ 569.053, RSMo

Added by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.