First Degree Arson

If you or a family member have been charged with First Degree Arson, you are going to need assistance from a skilled and confident attorney right away. The penalties for this charge can include up to 12 years in prison and a fine up to $750,000. The sooner you obtain legal representation, the easier it will be to navigate the criminal justice system.

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What IS First Degree Arson?

  • First Degree Arson is when a person knowingly sets a fire to or burns a building or occupied structure.

  • This charge is a Class 3 Felony if the arson is of an occupied structure, which means that person could be sentenced up to 12 years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of up to $750,000.

  • If the building is unoccupied, then the person charged will face a Class 4 felony, which can include up to 6 years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of up to $500,000.

  • If the person utilized explosives to commit the arson, then the person will be sentenced under C.R.S. 18-1.3-406, which means the crime is a crime of violence, and the sentence could include up to 16 years in the Department of Corrections and a fine of up to $750,000.

C.R.S. 18-4-102 - First Degree Arson

(1) A person who knowingly sets fire to, burns, causes to be burned, or by the use of any explosive damages or destroys, or causes to be damaged or destroyed, any building or occupied structure of another without his consent commits first degree arson.

(2) First degree arson is a class 3 felony if the arson is of an occupied structure, and it is a class 4 felony if the arson is of a building.

(3) A defendant convicted of committing first degree arson by the use of any explosive shall be sentenced by the court in accordance with the provisions of section 18-1.3-406.

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