{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-17-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-17-5","heading":"Arson and negligent arson.","body":"A. Arson consists of a person maliciously or willfully starting a fire or causing an explosion with the purpose of destroying or damaging:\n(1) a building, occupied structure or property of another person;\n(2) a bridge, utility line, fence or sign; or\n(3) any property, whether the person's own property or the property of another person, to collect insurance for the loss.\nB. Whoever commits arson when the damage is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.\nC. Whoever commits arson when the damage is over two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is guilty of a misdemeanor.\nD. Whoever commits arson when the damage is over five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is guilty of a fourth degree felony.\nE. Whoever commits arson when the damage is over two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a third degree felony.\nF. Whoever commits arson when the damage is over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a second degree felony.\nG. Negligent arson consists of a person recklessly starting a fire or causing an explosion, whether on the person's property or the property of another person, and thereby directly:\n(1) causing the death or bodily injury of another person; or\n(2) damaging or destroying a building or occupied structure of another person.\nH. Whoever commits negligent arson is guilty of a fourth degree felony.\nI. As used in this section, \"occupied structure\" includes a boat, trailer, car, airplane, structure or place adapted for the transportation or storage of property, for overnight accommodations of persons or for carrying on business therein, whether or not a person is actually present.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 17 Fire"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"f63540da946d742857fa6b30c6122bb7518a4da51bef535375c18c38fd13bb08","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-17-4","next":"us-nm/30-17-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}