2006 Minnesota Statutes

609.576 NEGLIGENT FIRES; DANGEROUS SMOKING.
    Subdivision 1. Negligent fire resulting in injury or property damage. Whoever is grossly
negligent in causing a fire to burn or get out of control thereby causing damage or injury to
another, and as a result of this:
(1) a human being is injured and great bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may
be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more
than $10,000, or both;
(2) a human being is injured and bodily harm incurred, is guilty of a crime and may be
sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than
$3,000, or both; or
(3) property of another is injured, thereby, is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as
follows:
(i) to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than
$1,000, or both, if the value of the property damage is under $300;
(ii) to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than
$3,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is at least $300 but is less than $2,500; or
(iii) to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$5,000, or both, if the value of the property damaged is $2,500 or more.
    Subd. 2. Dangerous smoking. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person smokes
in the presence of explosives or inflammable materials. If a person violates this subdivision and
knows that doing so creates a risk of death or bodily harm or serious property damage, the person
is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to
payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
History: 1976 c 124 s 7; 1977 c 355 s 10; 1981 c 107 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1985 c 141
s 5; 1989 c 5 s 8; 1989 c 290 art 6 s 20; 1993 c 326 art 5 s 9; 2001 c 155 s 1; 2003 c 82 s 1