Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 6-103: (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously set fire to or burn a structure that belongs to the person or to another
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits arson in the second degree by willfully and maliciously setting fire to or burning any structure, regardless of ownership. Conviction carries up to 20 years imprisonment and/or a $30,000 fine.
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