1. A person commits the offense of negligent burning or exploding if he or she with criminal negligence causes damage to property or to the woodlands, cropland, grassland, prairie, or marsh of another by:

(1) Starting a fire or causing an explosion; or

Attorney's Note

Under the Missouri Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to 15 daysup to $750
For details, see Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 558.011
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 569.065

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Allowing a fire burning on lands in his or her possession or control onto the property of another.

2. The offense of negligent burning or exploding is a class C misdemeanor.

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