Minnesota § 609.5631 - ARSON IN THE FOURTH DEGREE
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 609.5631 — ARSON IN THE FOURTH DEGREE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 609.5631. ARSON IN THE FOURTH DEGREE
Subdivision 1.Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Multiple unit residential building" means a building containing two or more apartments.
(c) "Public building" means a building such as a hotel, hospital, motel, dormitory, sanitarium, nursing home, theater, stadium, gymnasium, amusement park building, school or other building used for educational purposes, museum, restaurant, bar, correctional institution, place of worship, or other building of public assembly.
Subd. 2.Crime described.
Whoever intentionally by means of fire or explosives sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned any personal property in a multiple unit residential building or public building and arson in the first, second, or third degree was not committed is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
History:
1998 c 367 art 2 s 19; 1999 c 176 s 2; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 609.5631 ("ARSON IN THE FOURTH 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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