Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 804 — Failure to control or report a dangerous fire
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 33: Arson and Other Property Destruction, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 804
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. A person is guilty of failure to control or report a dangerous fire if:
A. He starts, causes or maintains a fire or explosion, and knowing that its spread would endanger human life or the property of another, he fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire or to give a prompt fire alarm;
B. Knowing that a fire is endangering a substantial amount of property of another, as to which he has an official, contractual, or other legal duty, he fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire or to give prompt fire alarm; or
C. Knowing that a fire is endangering human life, he fails to take reasonable measures to save life by notifying the persons endangered or by taking reasonable measures to put out or control the fire or by giving a prompt fire alarm.
2. Failure to control or report a dangerous fire is a Class D crime.
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