Minnesota § 609.563 - ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.563 — ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.563. ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE
Subdivision 1.Crime.
Whoever unlawfully by means of fire or explosives, intentionally destroys or damages any real or personal property may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of $10,000, or both, if:
(a) the property intended by the accused to be damaged or destroyed had a value of more than $300 but less than $1,000; or
(b) property of the value of $300 or more was unintentionally damaged or destroyed but such damage or destruction could reasonably have been foreseen; or
(c) the property specified in clauses (a) and (b) in the aggregate had a value of $300 or more.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1998 c 367 art 2 s 33]
History:
1976 c 124 s 6; 1977 c 355 s 9; 1979 c 258 s 17; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1985 c 141 s 3; 1993 c 326 art 5 s 8
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 609.563 ("ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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