§ 6-105. Malicious burning of personal property in the second degree  


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  •    (a) Scope of section. -- This section applies to a violation involving property damage of less than $ 1,000.

    (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 misdemeanor of malicious burning in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $ 500 or both.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 8(a)(1), (2); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.