Florida Statute 877.15 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

877.15 Failure to control or report dangerous fire.—Any person who knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, that a fire is endangering the life or property of another, and who fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire when the person can do so without substantial risk to himself or herself, or who fails to give a prompt fire alarm, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if:

(1) The person knows that he or she is under an official, contractual, or other legal duty to control or combat the fire; or

(2) The fire was started lawfully by the person or with his or her assent and was started on property in his or her custody or control.

History.—s. 3, ch. 79-108; s. 220, ch. 91-224; s. 1430, ch. 97-102.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 877.15
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 877.15

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·State v. Creighton, 469 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 1985).
Cited 36 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 257
...V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. Respondent was charged in a two-count information with first-degree arson in violation *736 of section 806.01(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1981), [1] and failure to put out or control a fire or give a prompt fire alarm in violation of section 877.15(1), Florida Statutes (1981)....
...her structure that he knew or had reasonable grounds to believe was occupied by a human being, is guilty of arson in the first degree which constitutes a felony of the first degree punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. [2] Section 877.15, Florida Statutes (1981), provides: Any person who knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, that a fire is endangering the life or property of another, and who fails to take reasonable measures to put out or control the fire when h...
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Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 877.15

Cases Citing F.S. 877.15

·State v. Creighton, 469 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 1985).