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The crime of Salt Lake City Utah arson is punished by law enforcement in Salt Lake City and by specific penal codes
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A person is guilty of Salt Lake City UT arson when he or she willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels, or procures the burning of, any structure, forestland, or property.
(a) Salt Lake City Arson that causes great bodily injury is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for five, seven, or nine years.
(b) Salt Lake City Arson that causes an inhabited structure or inhabited property to burn is a felony punishable by imprisonment in Salt Lake City Utah prison for three, five, or eight years.
(c) Salt Lake City Arson of a structure or forestland is a Salt Lake City Utah felony punishable by imprisonment in the Salt Lake City UT prison for two, four, or six years.
(d) Salt Lake City Arson of property is a felony punishable by imprisonment in Salt Lake City Utah prison for 16 months, two, or three years. For purposes of this paragraph, arson of property do not include one burning or causing to be burned his or her own personal property unless there is intent to defraud or there is injury to another person or another person's structure, forestland, or property.
The crime of arson in Salt Lake City UT is punishable by prison. Because of the ease with which fire spreads in our local climate and the potential for Salt Lake City wildfires burning out of control, the crime of Arson is aggressively prosecuted in Salt Lake City no matter which state or which Salt Lake City you reside in.
If you have been accused of Salt Lake City arson, or are being investigated for the crime of arson, you can expect to be investigated by skilled arson investigators, in addition to detectives and police. Salt Lake City UT Law enforcement will begin gathering evidence immediately when called to investigate a fire.
