Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 926: Art. 126. Arson; burning property with intent to defraud

Felony

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This statute defines three arson offenses: aggravated arson (burning inhabited dwellings or structures with people inside), simple arson (burning another's property), and arson with intent to defraud. All are punishable by court-martial.

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Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and maliciously, burns or sets on fire an inhabited dwelling, or any other structure, movable or immovable, wherein, to the knowledge of that person, there is at the time a human being, is guilty of aggravated arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and maliciously, burns or sets fire to the property of another is guilty of simple arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully, maliciously, and with intent to defraud, burns or sets fire to any property shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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