---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 11.409"
title: "25"
number: "11.409"
heading: "Reckless burning or exploding."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/11.409"
---

# §11.409. Reckless burning or exploding.


A person commits a misdemeanor if he or she purposely starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his or her property or another's, and thereby recklessly:

- (a) Places another person in danger of death or bodily injury; or
- (b) **Places a building or occupied structure of another in danger of damage or destruction.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; R.S. 463, 25 U.S.C. 2; R.S. 465, 25 U.S.C. 9; 42 Stat. 208, 25 U.S.C. 13; 38 Stat. 586, 25 U.S.C. 200.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 54411, Oct. 21, 1993, unless otherwise noted.