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The crime of Bakersfield California arson is punished by law enforcement in Bakersfield and by specific penal codes
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A person is guilty of Bakersfield CA arson when he or she willfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels, or procures the burning of, any structure, forestland, or property.
(a) Bakersfield Arson that causes great bodily injury is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for five, seven, or nine years.
(b) Bakersfield Arson that causes an inhabited structure or inhabited property to burn is a felony punishable by imprisonment in Bakersfield California prison for three, five, or eight years.
(c) Bakersfield Arson of a structure or forestland is a Bakersfield California felony punishable by imprisonment in the Bakersfield CA prison for two, four, or six years.
(d) Bakersfield Arson of property is a felony punishable by imprisonment in Bakersfield California prison for 16 months, two, or three years. For purposes of this paragraph, arson of property do not include one burning or causing to be burned his or her own personal property unless there is intent to defraud or there is injury to another person or another person's structure, forestland, or property.
The crime of arson in Bakersfield CA is punishable by prison. Because of the ease with which fire spreads in our local climate and the potential for Bakersfield wildfires burning out of control, the crime of Arson is aggressively prosecuted in Bakersfield no matter which state or which Bakersfield you reside in.
If you have been accused of Bakersfield arson, or are being investigated for the crime of arson, you can expect to be investigated by skilled arson investigators, in addition to detectives and police. Bakersfield CA Law enforcement will begin gathering evidence immediately when called to investigate a fire.
