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Kentucky · Snapshot 09/05/2026

KRS 513.040: Arson in the third degree.

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  1. KRS Chapter 513

(1) A person is guilty of arson in the third degree if he wantonly causes destruction or

damage to a building of his own or of another by intentionally starting a fire or

causing an explosion.

(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that no person other than the

defendant had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building, or, if other

persons had such an interest, all of them consented to defendant's conduct.

(3) Arson in the third degree is a Class D felony.

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