Statutes | The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Law Code Part II Chapter 1 Part 8 ยง 2-1-802 | 2019
(1) A person commits the offense of negligent arson if he or she purposely or knowingly starts a fire or causes an explosion, whether on his own property or property of another, and thereby negligently
(a) places another person in danger of death or bodily injury, including a firefighter responding to or at the scene, or
(b) places property of another in danger of damage or destruction.
(2) Negligent arson as defined above in (1)(b) is a Class C offense over which the Tribes have exclusive jurisdiction. Negligent arson as defined above in (1)(a) is a Class E offense over which the Tribes and the State of Montana have concurrent jurisdiction.