{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-304","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-304","heading":"Reckless burning","body":"(a) A person commits reckless burning who: (1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another; (2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or (3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b) . (b) Reckless burning is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1991, ch. 46, § 1; 2008, ch. 786, § 1.\n(a) A person commits reckless burning who: (1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another; (2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or (3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b) .\n(1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another;\n(2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or\n(3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b) .\n(b) Reckless burning is a Class A misdemeanor.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 14"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"09462849df545c1fd3fbcf84c03418e55b5aeffd393f569da5c78b23dce332d3","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-303","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-14-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}