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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1401: Arson in the first degree

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A. Any person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or

burns, or by the use of any explosive device, accelerant, ignition

device, heat-producing device or substance, destroys in whole or in

part, or causes to be burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or

procures the burning or destruction of any building or structure or

contents thereof, inhabited or occupied by one or more persons,

whether the property of that person or another, or who willfully and

maliciously sets fire to or burns, or by the use of any explosive

device, accelerant, ignition device, heat-producing device or

substance causes a person to be burned, or aids, counsels or

procures the burning of a person shall, upon conviction, be guilty

of arson in the first degree, which is a Class A3 felony offense,

and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand

Dollars ($25,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the

Department of Corrections for not more than thirty-five (35) years,

or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Any person who, while manufacturing, attempting to

manufacture or endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous

substance in violation of subsection G of Section 2-401 of Title 63

of the Oklahoma Statutes, destroys in whole or in part, or causes to

be burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or procures the burning or

destruction of any building or contents thereof, inhabited or

occupied by one or more persons whether the property of that person

or another, or who while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture

a controlled dangerous substance in violation of subsection G of

Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes causes a person

to be burned, or aids, counsels or procures the burning of a person

shall, upon conviction, be guilty of arson in the first degree,

which is a Class A3 felony offense, and shall be punished by a fine

not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and by

imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not

more than thirty-five (35) years.

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