(a) Any person subject to this chapter who willfully and maliciously burns or sets on fire an inhabited dwelling, or any other structure, movable or immovable, wherein to the knowledge of the offender there is at the time a human being, is guilty of aggravated arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Any person subject to this chapter who willfully and maliciously burns or sets fire to the property of another, except as provided in subsection (a), is guilty of simple arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 926(a) 926(b) |
50:720(a). 50:720(b). |
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 126), 64 Stat. 141. |
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