{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-513.040","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 513.040","heading":"Arson in the third degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of arson in the third degree if he wantonly causes destruction or\ndamage to a building of his own or of another by intentionally starting a fire or\ncausing an explosion.\n(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that no  person other than the\ndefendant had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building, or, if other\npersons had such an interest, all of them consented to defendant's conduct.\n(3) Arson in the third degree is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 513"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19800","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:02Z","sha256":"ad66703da0fdcdf7d35b3c4085c97dc05455b5eb9c813b63ab50ec97b7cb3a1f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-513.030","next":"us-ky/krs-513.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}