R.S. 14:51

Aggravated arson ACTIVE

A. Aggravated arson is the intentional damaging by any explosive substance or the setting fire to any structure, watercraft, or movable whereby it is foreseeable that human life might be endangered.

B. Whoever commits the crime of aggravated arson shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than six nor more than twenty years, and shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. Two years of such imprisonment at hard labor shall be without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1964, No. 117, §1
  • amendment Acts 1977, No. 53, §1
  • amendment Acts 1981, No. 297, §1
  • amendment Acts 2014, No. 791, §7

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Cite R.S. 14:51

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:51 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-14-51,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14:51},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-14/section-51},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}