Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-304

Reckless burning

Year: 2026Length: 254 wordsSubsections: 2
(a) A person commits reckless burning who: (1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another; (2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or (3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b) . (b) Reckless burning is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1991, ch. 46, § 1; 2008, ch. 786, § 1. (a) A person commits reckless burning who: (1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another; (2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or (3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b) . (1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another; (2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or (3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b) . (b) Reckless burning is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1991, ch. 46, § 1; 2008, ch. 786, § 1.
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