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SECTION 150.05

Arson in the fourth degree

Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE I, ARTICLE 150

§ 150.05 Arson in the fourth degree.

1. A person is guilty of arson in the fourth degree when he recklessly
damages a building or motor vehicle by intentionally starting a fire or
causing an explosion.

2. In any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense
that no person other than the defendant had a possessory or proprietary
interest in the building or motor vehicle.

Arson in the fourth degree is a class E felony.