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ARSON PENALTIES AMENDMENTS

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2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Larry B. Wiley

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Senate Sponsor: Gene Davis

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Criminal Code regarding penalties for repeat arson offenses.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    increases the penalties for arson offenses by one degree for a second or subsequent
             13      arson offense committed within 10 years after a prior arson conviction.
             14      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             15          None
             16      Other Special Clauses:
             17          None
             18      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             19      AMENDS:
             20          76-6-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 193
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             22      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             23          Section 1. Section 76-6-102 is amended to read:
             24           76-6-102. Arson.
             25          (1) A person is guilty of arson if, under circumstances not amounting to aggravated
             26      arson, the person by means of fire or explosives unlawfully and intentionally damages:
             27          (a) any property with intention of defrauding an insurer; or
             28          (b) the property of another.
             29          (2) A violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a second degree felony.


             30          (3) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is[: (a)] a second degree felony if:
             31          [(i)] (a) the damage caused is or exceeds $5,000 in value; [or]
             32          [(ii)] (b) as a proximate result of the fire or explosion, any person not a participant in
             33      the offense suffers serious bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601 ;
             34          (c) (i) the damage caused is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000 in value; and
             35          (ii) at the time of the offense the actor has been previously convicted of a violation of
             36      this section or Section 76-6-103 regarding aggravated arson within 10 years prior to the
             37      commission of the violation of Subsection (1)(b).
             38          [(b)] (4) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is a third degree felony if:
             39          [(i)] (a) the damage caused is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000 in value;
             40          [(ii)] (b) as a proximate result of the fire or explosion, any person not a participant in
             41      the offense suffers substantial bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601 ; [or]
             42          [(iii)] (c) the fire or explosion endangers human life; or
             43          (d) (i) the damage caused is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500 in value; and
             44          (ii) at the time of the offense the actor has been previously convicted of a violation of
             45      this section or Section 76-6-103 regarding aggravated arson within 10 years prior to the
             46      commission of the violation of Subsection (1)(b).
             47          [(c)] (5) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is a class A misdemeanor if the damage
             48      caused:
             49          (a) is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500 in value; [and] or
             50          (b) (i) is less than $500; and
             51          (ii) at the time of the offense the actor has been previously convicted of a violation of
             52      this section or Section 76-6-103 regarding aggravated arson within 10 years prior to the
             53      commission of the violation of Subsection (1)(b).
             54          [(d)] (6) A violation of Subsection (1)(b) is a class B misdemeanor if the damage
             55      caused is less than $500.


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