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Article 116Fire Caused through Negligence

第百十六条(失火)

A person who causes a fire through negligence and thereby burns the object provided for in Article 108 or the object provided for in Article 109 which belongs to another person is punished by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

失火により、第百八条に規定する物又は他人の所有に係る第百九条に規定する物を焼損した者は、五十万円以下の罰金に処する。

The same applies to a person who causes a fire through negligence and thereby burns any of the person's own objects provided for in Article 109 or any object provided for in Article 110 and thereby endangers the public.

失火により、第百九条に規定する物であって自己の所有に係るもの又は第百十条に規定する物を焼損し、よって公共の危険を生じさせた者も、前項と同様とする。

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