{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-569.053","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.053","heading":"Arson in the third degree — penalty.","body":"1. A person commits the offense of arson in the third degree if he or she knowingly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby recklessly damages or destroys a building or an inhabitable structure of another.\n2. The offense of arson in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.","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=569.053","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"bc2eb3fd4ad08bdf1a7a6906f0cfbde9a71349949cf7032016861f102ad65f77","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-569.050","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-569.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}