Section 6-104 - Malicious burning of personal property in the first degree.
§ 6-104. Malicious burning of personal property in the first degree.
(a) Scope of section.- This section applies to a violation involving property damage of $1,000 or more.
(b) Prohibited.- A person may not willfully and maliciously set fire to or burn the personal property of another.
(c) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of malicious burning in the first degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 8(a)(1), (3); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]