California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §13000: Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape from his control or to spread to the lands of any person other than the builder of the fire without using

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a misdemeanor by negligently allowing a fire they kindled or tended to escape their control or spread to another's land without taking reasonable precautions to prevent it.

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Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape from his control or to spread to the lands of any person other than the builder of the fire without using every reasonable and proper precaution to prevent the fire from escaping.

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