Section 513.040 - Arson in the third degree(1) A person is guilty of arson in the third degree if he wantonly causes destruction or damage to a building of his own or of another by intentionally starting a fire or causing an explosion.(2) In any prosecution under this section, it is a defense that no person other than the defendant had a possessory or proprietary interest in the building, or, if other persons had such an interest, all of them consented to defendant's conduct.(3) Arson in the third degree is a Class D felony.Effective:7/15/1982
Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 4, effective7/15/1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 116, effective 1/1/1975.