{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.576","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.576","heading":"NEGLIGENT FIRES; DANGEROUS SMOKING.","body":"Subdivision 1. Negligent fire resulting in injury or property damage.\nWhoever is grossly negligent in causing a fire to burn or get out of control thereby causing damage or injury to another, and as a result of this:\n(1) a human being is injured and great bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both;\n(2) a human being is injured and bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both; or\n(3) property of another is injured, thereby, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as follows:\n(i) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, if the value of the property damage is under $300;\n(ii) to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is at least $300 but is less than $2,500; or\n(iii) to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is $2,500 or more.\nSubd. 2. Dangerous smoking.\nA person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person smokes in the presence of explosives or inflammable materials. If a person violates this subdivision and knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm or serious property damage, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","DAMAGE OR TRESPASS TO PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.576","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"94d69ecaf01bb8a1f3ce6926878165812fe46633486811ab57e0228fb0e962b7","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.575","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}