97-17-11 - Arson; insured property. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 97-17-11. Arson; insured property.
 

Any person who wilfully and with intent to injure or defraud the insurer sets fire to or burns or attempts so to do or who causes to be burned or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any building, structure or personal property, of whatsoever class or character, whether the property of himself or of another, which shall at the time be insured by any person, company or corporation against loss or damage by fire, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than one (1) nor more than ten (10) years. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 2010; Laws,  1932, ch. 272; Laws, 1986, ch. 377, eff from and after July 1, 1986.