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O.C.G.A. § 16-7-60: Crimes and Offenses — O.C.G.A. § 16-7-60
What this law says, in plain English
First-degree arson occurs when a person knowingly damages or causes damage by fire or explosive to dwellings, buildings, or other structures without consent, with security interests, for insurance fraud, to defraud co-owners, or when human life may be endangered.
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