{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-38-302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-38-302","heading":"Reckless burning","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of reckless burning if the person purposely starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his or her own property or property of another person, and thereby recklessly: (1) Creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to any person; (2) Destroys or causes substantial damage to an occupiable structure of another person; or (3) Destroys or causes substantial damage to a vital public facility. (b) Reckless burning is a Class D felony. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1903; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1903.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of reckless burning if the person purposely starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his or her own property or property of another person, and thereby recklessly: (1) Creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to any person; (2) Destroys or causes substantial damage to an occupiable structure of another person; or (3) Destroys or causes substantial damage to a vital public facility.\n\n(1) Creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to any person;\n\n(2) Destroys or causes substantial damage to an occupiable structure of another person; or\n\n(3) Destroys or causes substantial damage to a vital public facility.\n\n(b) Reckless burning is a Class D felony.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 38","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"5c5cdebf4d9881d12f7c9e7d311866240cc5ae8c5e0f5671cf22a0bd7391a919","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-38-301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-38-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}