(a)  The following acts shall be Class C felonies: 
    (1) Purposely setting on fire the lands of another; 

(2)  Starting a fire on one's own lands or lands which he or she has leased or are under his or her control with the intent of letting it escape to the lands of another; and 

(3)  The destruction or injuring of, or theft of, any telephone lines, towers, buildings, tools, or equipment used in the detection, reporting, or suppression of fires. 

(b)  No bond for costs shall be required in any courts of this state for prosecution for violation of the provisions of this section. 

History. Acts 1935, No. 85, 2, 8; Pope's Dig., 3050, 3056; Acts 1979, No. 225, 1; 1981, No. 845, 3; A.S.A. 1947, 41-1952, 41-1958; Acts 2005, No. 1994, 416.