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DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION 13000-14959›PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS 13000-13083›CHAPTER 1. Liability in Relation to Fires 13000-13011

§ 13007

California Health and Safety Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any person who personally or through another wilfully, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to, allows fire to be set to, or allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape to, the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, is liable to the owner of such property for any damages to the property caused by the fire.

(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 48.)

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