{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-112","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-112","heading":"Arson in the second degree: Class B felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of arson in the second degree when, with intent to destroy or damage a building, as defined in section 53a-100, (1) he starts a fire or causes an explosion and (A) such act subjects another person to a substantial risk of bodily injury; or (B) such fire or explosion was intended to conceal some other criminal act; or (C) such fire or explosion was intended to subject another person to a deprivation of a right, privilege or immunity secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of this state or of the United States; or (2) a fire or explosion was caused by an individual hired by such person to start such fire or cause such explosion.\n(b) Arson in the second degree is a class B felony.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART VIII. BURGLARY, CRIMINAL TRESPASS, ARSON, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-112","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"add1110b4cfe782c575e27b4767d81579c2825dba582cbe02a44a4254830e04d","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-111","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}