Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-4-102 — First degree arson.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: ARSON, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-4-102
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 who knowingly sets fire to, burns, causes to be burned, or by the use of any explosive damages or destroys, or causes to be damaged or destroyed, any building or occupied structure of another without his consent commits first degree arson. (2) First degree arson is a class 3 felony if the arson is of an occupied structure, and it is a class 4 felony if the arson is of a building. (3) A defendant convicted of committing first degree arson by the use of any explosive shall be sentenced by the court in accordance with the provisions of section 18-1.3-406.
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Is first degree arson a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
It depends on the circumstances: first degree arson ranges from a class 4 felony to a class 3 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-4-102.
First degree arson — occupied structure: class 3 felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-102(2)) · First degree arson — building: class 4 felony (C.R.S. § 18-4-102(2))
Which Colorado statute covers first degree arson?
First degree arson is governed by C.R.S. § 18-4-102 (First degree arson).
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