{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-114","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-114","heading":"Reckless burning: Class D felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of reckless burning when he intentionally starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his own property or another's, and thereby recklessly places a building, as defined in section 53a-100, of another in danger of destruction or damage.\n(b) Reckless burning is a class D 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-114","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":"d57765a5a5e52abe65a48244b3a8b918cce6e200e4a5082615cf58725ea2f29f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-113","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}