{"data":{"id":"us-mt/45-6-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"45-6-102","heading":"Negligent arson.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of negligent arson if the person purposely or knowingly starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on the person's own property or property of another, and thereby negligently:\n(a) places another person in danger of death or bodily injury, including a firefighter responding to or at the scene of a fire or explosion; or\n(b) places property of another in danger of damage or destruction.\n(2) A person convicted of the offense of negligent arson shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for any term not to exceed 6 months, or both. If the offender places another person in danger of death or bodily injury, the offender shall be fined not to exceed $50,000 or be imprisoned in the state prison for any term not to exceed 10 years, or both.","path":["TITLE 45. CRIMES","CHAPTER 6. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","Part 1. Criminal Mischief and Arson"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0060/part_0010/section_0020/0450-0060-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:31Z","sha256":"121d5f5b92a9602c56b5912a01eb63030cf1a7a35cf6a4fff03eb5d226bfe10f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/45-6-101","next":"us-mt/45-6-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}