# Idaho Code § 18-804: 18-804 ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE — BURNING OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR FOREST LAND — PENALTIES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C8_S18-804

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 18-804
- **Heading:** 18-804 ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE — BURNING OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR FOREST LAND — PENALTIES
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 18 / Chapter 8 / Section 18-804

## Text

18-804. Arson in the third degree — Burning of real or personal property or forest land — Penalties. Any person who willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damages:

(1) Any real or personal property of another; or

(2) Any forest land;

is guilty of arson in the third degree, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to the custody of the department of correction for not more than ten (10) years or fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or both.

History:

[18-804, added 1993, ch. 107, sec. 5, p. 275.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 18-801 18-801 ARSON — DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C8_S18-801.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-802 18-802 ARSON IN FIRST DEGREE — BURNING OF DWELLING OR OTHER STRUCTURES WHERE PERSONS ARE NORMALLY PRESENT — PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C8_S18-802.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-803 18-803 ARSON IN THE SECOND DEGREE — BURNING OF A STRUCTURE — PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C8_S18-803.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-804 18-804 ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE — BURNING OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR FOREST LAND — PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C8_S18-804.md)
- [Idaho Code § 18-805 18-805 AGGRAVATED ARSON — PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T18_C8_S18-805.md)

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