MT · jury_instructions
Mont. Crim. Jury Instr. 6-103 (2022)
Arson
A person commits the offense of arson if, by means of [fire] [explosives], the person knowingly or purposely:
[(damages) (destroys) a (structure) (vehicle) (personal property, other than a vehicle, that exceeds $1,500 in value) (crop) (pasture) (forest) (other real property) which is property of another without consent.]
OR
[(damages) (destroys) a (structure) (vehicle) (crop) (pasture) (forest) (other property) that the person owns or has an interest in, with the purpose of obtaining a pecuniary or other gain through fraud or deception.]
OR
[places another person in danger of (death) (bodily injury) (including a firefighter responding to or at the scene of a fire or explosion).]
Provenance
- Source
- courts.mt.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2022
- Content hash
2fd4b3818b6f3a284ae001fdc57c3b9991ffb409fd48fb3af40e599e0f1ab9b2
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