Cal Pen Code § 451 (2004)
§ 451. What constitutes arson; Term of imprisonment
A person is guilty of arson when he or she willfully and
maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels,
or procures the burning of, any structure, forest land, or property.
(a) Arson that causes great bodily injury is a felony
punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for five, seven, or nine years.
(b) Arson that causes an inhabited structure or inhabited
property to burn is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for
three, five, or eight years.
(c) Arson of a structure or forest land is a felony
punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or six years.
(d) Arson of property is a felony punishable by imprisonment
in the state prison for 16 months, two, or three years. For purposes of this
paragraph, arson of property does not include one burning or causing to be
burned his or her own personal property unless there is an intent to defraud or
there is injury to another person or another person's structure, forest land,
or property.
(e) In the case of any person convicted of violating this
section while confined in a state prison, prison road camp, prison forestry
camp, or other prison camp or prison farm, or while confined in a county jail
while serving a term of imprisonment for a felony or misdemeanor conviction,
any sentence imposed shall be consecutive to the sentence for which the person
was then confined.