Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1401
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Arson in the first degree
Official statutory text
A. Any person who willfully and maliciously sets fire to or
burns, or by the use of any explosive device, accelerant, ignition
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device, heat-producing device or substance, destroys in whole or in
part, or causes to be burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or
procures the burning or destruction of any building or structure or
contents thereof, inhabited or occupied by one or more persons,
whether the property of that person or another, or who willfully and
maliciously sets fire to or burns, or by the use of any explosive
device, accelerant, ignition device, heat-producing device or
substance causes a person to be burned, or aids, counsels or
procures the burning of a person shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of arson in the first degree, which is a Class A3 felony offense,
and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for not more than thirty-five (35) years,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person who, while manufacturing, attempting to
manufacture or endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous
substance in violation of subsection G of Section 2-401 of Title 63
of the Oklahoma Statutes, destroys in whole or in part, or causes to
be burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or procures the burning or
destruction of any building or contents thereof, inhabited or
occupied by one or more persons whether the property of that person
or another, or who while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture
a controlled dangerous substance in violation of subsection G of
Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes causes a person
to be burned, or aids, counsels or procures the burning of a person
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of arson in the first degree,
which is a Class A3 felony offense, and shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not
more than thirty-five (35) years.
burns, or by the use of any explosive device, accelerant, ignition
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 682
device, heat-producing device or substance, destroys in whole or in
part, or causes to be burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or
procures the burning or destruction of any building or structure or
contents thereof, inhabited or occupied by one or more persons,
whether the property of that person or another, or who willfully and
maliciously sets fire to or burns, or by the use of any explosive
device, accelerant, ignition device, heat-producing device or
substance causes a person to be burned, or aids, counsels or
procures the burning of a person shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of arson in the first degree, which is a Class A3 felony offense,
and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000.00), or by imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for not more than thirty-five (35) years,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person who, while manufacturing, attempting to
manufacture or endeavoring to manufacture a controlled dangerous
substance in violation of subsection G of Section 2-401 of Title 63
of the Oklahoma Statutes, destroys in whole or in part, or causes to
be burned or destroyed, or aids, counsels or procures the burning or
destruction of any building or contents thereof, inhabited or
occupied by one or more persons whether the property of that person
or another, or who while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture
a controlled dangerous substance in violation of subsection G of
Section 2-401 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes causes a person
to be burned, or aids, counsels or procures the burning of a person
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of arson in the first degree,
which is a Class A3 felony offense, and shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and by
imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for not
more than thirty-five (35) years.
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