Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 11. CRIMINAL LAW. |
Chapter 11.46. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY. |
Article 11.46.04. ARSON, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, AND RELATED OFFENSES. |
Section 11.46.410. Arson in the second degree.
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(a) A person commits the crime of arson in the second degree if the person knowingly damages a building by starting a fire or causing an explosion.
(b) In a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense
(1) that no person other than the defendant had a possessory, proprietary, or security interest in the building or that all persons having such an interest consented to the defendant's conduct; and
(2) that the sole intent of the defendant was to damage or destroy the building for a lawful purpose.
(c) Arson in the second degree is a class B felony.
Authorities
11.31.120
Notes
References
7 AAC 10.930
AS 11.31.120 Conspiracy.
History
(Sec. 4 ch 166 SLA 1978; am Sec. 14 ch 75 SLA 2008)