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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-39 > Chapter-14 > Part-3 > 39-14-30439-14-304. Reckless burning.
(a) A person commits reckless burning who:
(1) Recklessly starts a fire on the land, building, structure or personal property of another;
(2) Starts a fire on the person's own land, building, structure or personal property and recklessly allows the fire to escape and burn the property of another; or
(3) Knowingly starts an open air or unconfined fire in violation of a burning ban as provided in § 39-14-306(b).
(b) Reckless burning is a Class A misdemeanor.
[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1991, ch. 46, § 1; 2008, ch. 786, § 1.]
