(a) A person commits the crime of arson in the first degree if he intentionally damages a building by starting or maintaining a fire or causing an explosion, and when:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A felony10 years to lifeup to $60,000
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-6
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 13A-7-41

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Explosion: includes , but is not limited to, a sudden and rapid combustion, causing violent expansion of the air, or the sudden bursting or breaking up or in pieces from an internal or other force. See Alabama Code 13A-7-40
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Another person is present in such building at the time, and
(2) The actor knows that fact, or the circumstances are such as to render the presence of a person therein a reasonable possibility.
(b) Arson in the first degree is a Class A felony.
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