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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

20 GCA § 2253: Damages Negligently Setting Fire.

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  1. Title 20: Remedies
  2. Part 1 - Relief
  3. Chapter 2: Compensatory Relief
  4. ARTICLE 2: MEASURE OF DAMAGES
  5. SUBARTICLE 3: PENAL DAMAGES

Every person negligently setting fire to his/her own woods, or negligently suffering any fire to extend beyond his/her own land, is liable in double damages to the party injured.

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