Sec. 150.10 Arson in the third degree.
1. A person is guilty of arson in the third degree when he
intentionally damages a building or motor vehicle by starting a
fire or causing an explosion.
2. In any prosecution under this section, it is an
affirmative defense that (a) no person other than the defendant
had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building or motor
vehicle, or if other persons had such interests, all of them
consented to the defendant's conduct, and (b) the defendant's
sole intent was to destroy or damage the building or motor
vehicle for a lawful and proper purpose, and (c) the defendant
had no reasonable ground to believe that his conduct might
endanger the life or safety of another person or damage another
building or motor vehicle.
Arson in the third degree is a class C felony.
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