Crimes and offenses; arson in the first degree, elements of crime further provided to include arson in connection to a theft; minimum penalties provided

Summary

The law expands Alabama’s definition of first‑degree arson to include fires set while people are inside a building or fires started to facilitate a theft that cause at least $25,000 in damage. Anyone convicted faces a Class A felony and at least 20 years in prison, which must run consecutively with any other sentences from the same incident. The change aims to impose harsher penalties on the most dangerous arson offenses.

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