Under current law, a prosecution for the felony crime of arson must be
commenced within six years of the violation. This bill changes that time limit to 15
years for arson of buildings, arson of property other than a building, and arson with
the intent to defraud. This bill first applies the change to these arson offenses that,
as of the effective date of this bill, have not been barred from prosecution under the
six-year statute of limitation.

Current law defines, in part, a "fire bomb" (commonly known as a Molotov
cocktail) as a breakable container. This bill removes the requirement that the
container be breakable.