{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-569.040","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.040","heading":"Arson in the first degree — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of arson in the first degree if he or she:\n(1) Knowingly damages a building or inhabitable structure, and when any person is then present or in near proximity thereto, by starting a fire or causing an explosion and thereby recklessly places such person in danger of death or serious physical injury; or\n(2) By starting a fire or explosion, damages a building or inhabitable structure in an attempt to produce methamphetamine.\n2. The offense of arson in the first degree is a class B felony unless a person has suffered serious physical injury or has died as a result of the fire or explosion set by the person or as a result of a fire or explosion started in an attempt by the person to produce methamphetamine, in which case arson in the first degree is a class A felony.","path":["Title XXXVIII - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS","Chapter 569 - Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=569.040","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"3c614e0cbd3f512c13b1d625c01e018755ae9800d3bb07f186d263a0f04c377e","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-569.010","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-569.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}