{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1401","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1401","heading":"Arson in the first degree","body":"A. Any person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or\n\nburns, or by the use of any explosive device, accelerant, ignition\n\ndevice, heat-producing device or substance, destroys in whole or in\n\npart, or causes to be burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or\n\nprocures the burning or destruction of any building or structure or\n\ncontents thereof, inhabited or occupied by one or more persons,\n\nwhether the property of that person or another, or who willfully and\n\nmaliciously sets fire to or burns, or by the use of any explosive\n\ndevice, accelerant, ignition device, heat-producing device or\n\nsubstance causes a person to be burned, or aids, counsels or\n\nprocures the burning of a person shall, upon conviction, be guilty\n\nof arson in the first degree, which is a Class A3 felony offense,\n\nand shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand\n\nDollars ($25,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the\n\nDepartment of Corrections for not more than thirty-five (35) years,\n\nor by both such fine and imprisonment.\n\nB. Any person who, while manufacturing, attempting to\n\nmanufacture or endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous\n\nsubstance in violation of subsection G of Section 2-401 of Title 63\n\nof the Oklahoma Statutes, destroys in whole or in part, or causes to\n\nbe burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or procures the burning or\n\ndestruction of any building or contents thereof, inhabited or\n\noccupied by one or more persons whether the property of that person\n\nor another, or who while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture\n\na controlled dangerous substance in violation of subsection G of\n\nSection 2-401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes causes a person\n\nto be burned, or aids, counsels or procures the burning of a person\n\nshall, upon conviction, be guilty of arson in the first degree,\n\nwhich is a Class A3 felony offense, and shall be punished by a fine\n\nnot to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and by\n\nimprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not\n\nmore than thirty-five (35) years.","path":["OK Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os21.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"cc9a4a8ffb14a23ea0cc3bfdba3c4ee6d7acfbaa6f35f53323fb114501dcd25a","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1380","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-21-21-1402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}