Del. Code 11, § 801 : Crimes And Criminal Procedure — Specific Offenses — Offenses Involving Property — Arson in the third degree; affirmative defense; class G felony

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Current through 2016 Legislative Session, Act 399

(a) A person is guilty of arson in the third degree when the person recklessly damages a building by intentionally starting a fire or causing an explosion.
(b) In any prosecution under this section it is an affirmative defense that no person other than the accused had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building.

Arson in the third degree is a class G felony.

Del. C. § 801
11 Del. C. 1953, § 801; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, §8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;
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