North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances

N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-137: Willfully or negligently setting fire to woods and fields

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who willfully or negligently sets fire to woods, lands, or fields is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Landowners may be exempt when firing their own open, non-wooded lands for farming or building if they confine the fire at their expense.

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