Tenn. Code § 39-14-302 : CRIMINAL OFFENSES — OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY — ARSON-EXPLOSIVES —14-302 - Aggravated arson TEXT PDF (a) A person commits aggravated arson who commits arson as defined in § 39-14-301 or § 39-14-303: (1) When one (1) or more persons are present therein; or (2) When any person, including firefighters and law enforcement officials, suffers serious bodily injury as a result of the fire or explosion. (b) Aggravated arson is a Class A felony. T.C.A. § 39-14-302 Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1997, ch. 284, § 2; 2005, ch. 353, § 15.