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Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 569

< > Effective - 28 Sep 1981, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) bottom

  *569.067.  Until December 31, 2016 — Fire, negligence in setting or allowing to escape on cropland, grassland, marsh, prairie, woodland. — 1.  A person commits the crime of negligently setting fire to a woodland, cropland, grassland, prairie or marsh when he with criminal negligence causes damage to a woodland, cropland, grassland, prairie or marsh of another by starting a fire.

  2.  A person commits the crime of negligently allowing a fire to escape when he with criminal negligence allows a fire burning on lands in his possession or control to escape onto property of another.

  3.  Negligently setting fire to a woodland, cropland, grassland, prairie or marsh or negligently allowing a fire to escape is a class B misdemeanor.

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(L. 1981 H.B. 308 § 1)

*This section was repealed by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.  Due to the delayed repeal date, the version of this section in effect until 12-31-16 is printed here.


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