{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-150.10","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 150.10","heading":"Arson in the third degree","body":"§ 150.10 Arson in the third degree.\n  1. A person is guilty of arson in the third degree when he\nintentionally damages a building or motor vehicle by starting a fire or\ncausing an explosion.\n  2. In any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense\nthat (a) no person other than the defendant had a possessory or\nproprietary interest in the building or motor vehicle, or if other\npersons had such interests, all of them consented to the defendant's\nconduct, and (b) the defendant's sole intent was to destroy or damage\nthe building or motor vehicle for a lawful and proper purpose, and (c)\nthe defendant had no reasonable ground to believe that his conduct might\nendanger the life or safety of another person or damage another building\nor motor vehicle.\n  Arson in the third degree is a class C felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title I. Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property","Article 150. Arson"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/150.10","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"56d38a66bb152e3c004808632b35b6a3562ae482ad39686a6422cb0362627d26","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-150.05","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-150.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}