Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-13-109.5 — Intentionally setting wildfire.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 13: Miscellaneous Offenses, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-13-109.5
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits the crime of intentionally setting a wildfire if he or she: (a) (I) Intentionally and without lawful authority sets on fire, or causes to be set on fire, any woods, prairie, or grounds of any description, other than his or her own; or (II) Intentionally permits a fire, set or caused to be set by such person, to pass from his or her own grounds to the grounds of another; and (b) By so doing, places another in danger of death or serious bodily injury or places any building or occupied structure of another in danger of damage. (2) Intentionally setting a wildfire is a class 3 felony. (3) For purposes of this section, "building" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 18-4-101 (1) and "occupied structure" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 18-4-101 (2).
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Questions this section answers
Is intentionally setting wildfire a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Intentionally setting wildfire is a class 3 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-13-109.5.
Which Colorado statute covers intentionally setting wildfire?
Intentionally setting wildfire is governed by C.R.S. § 18-13-109.5 (Intentionally setting wildfire).
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