Incendio imprudente en primer y segundo grado

Explicación Simple

Si alguien causa un incendio sin pensar en las consecuencias y daña propiedades, puede meterse en problemas. Dependiendo de lo grave, puede enfrentar una pena mayor o menor.

Es como cuando estás cocinando y dejas una olla al fuego sin supervisión; si se quema la cocina, eso puede generar grandes problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está en su campo y decide quemar unos restos de cosecha sin tener cuidado. El fuego se sale de control y quema parte de la casa de su vecino. Juan podría ser acusado de incendio imprudente en segundo grado.

Penalidades

El incendio imprudente en primer grado es un delito grave y en segundo grado es un delito menor.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9A.48.040 - Reckless burning in the first degree (1) A person is guilty of reckless burning in the first degree if he recklessly damages a building or other structure or any vehicle, railway car, aircraft or watercraft or any hay, grain, crop, or timber whether cut or standing, by knowingly causing a fire or explosion.(2) Reckless burning in the first degree is a class C felony. RCW 9A.48.050 - Reckless burning in the second degree (1) A person is guilty of reckless burning in the second degree if he knowingly causes a fire or explosion, whether on his own property or that of another, and thereby recklessly places a building or other structure, or any vehicle, railway car, aircraft, or watercraft, or any hay, grain, crop or timber, whether cut or standing, in danger of destruction or damage.(2) Reckless burning in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. RCW 9A.48.060 - Reckless burning -- Defense In any prosecution for the crime of reckless burning in the first or second degrees, it shall be a defense if the defendant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that:(a) No person other than the defendant had a possessory, or pecuniary interest in the damaged or endangered property, or if other persons had such an interest, all of them consented to the defendant's conduct; and(b) The defendant's sole intent was to destroy or damage the property for a lawful purpose. RCW 9A.48.070 - Malicious mischief in the first degree (1) A person is guilty of malicious mischief in the first degree if he knowingly and maliciously:(a) Causes physical damage to the property of another in an amount exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars;(b) Causes an interruption or impairment of service rendered to the public by physically damaging or tampering with an emergency vehi