Statutes | Cherokee Code Part II Chapter 14 Article III ยง 14-10.52 | 2019
(a) It shall be unlawful after having started any fire, even though started safely for a lawful purpose, to fail to either:
(1) Take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire or
(2) To give prompt alarm, if the fire is spreading in such manner that it may endanger the life or property of another.
(b) Arson in the third degree shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $5,000.00, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.
(Ord. No. 117, 3-3-2000)