{"data":{"id":"us-de/3-del.-c.-1041","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"3 Del. C. § 1041","heading":"Wilfully or maliciously starting fires.","body":"(a) Whoever wilfully or maliciously sets fire to any woodlot, forest, wild land, property, material or vegetation being or growing upon the lands of another shall be fined not less than $200, nor more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.\n(b) This section shall not apply to the setting of a backfire under the direction of a state forest officer to extinguish a fire then burning, nor to persons setting fire under §§ 1042 and 1043 of this title.","path":["Title 3. Agriculture","Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER 10. State Forestry","Subchapter IV. Offenses and Penalties as They Relate to Fires or Damage and Removal of Trees or Shrubs"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title3/c010/sc04/index.html#1041","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:03Z","sha256":"acf5a307c59b866176ef550bee88892b3a8ebd1a24239cf525601d6e4852b110","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/3-del.-c.-1038","next":"us-de/3-del.-c.-1042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}