Section 452.1 Of Chapter 1. Arson From California Penal Code >> Title 13. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.
452.1
. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any person who is
convicted of a felony violation of Section 452 shall be punished by a
one-, two-, or three-year enhancement for each of the following
circumstances that is found to be true:
(1) The defendant has been previously convicted of a felony
violation of Section 451 or 452.
(2) A firefighter, peace officer, or other emergency personnel
suffered great bodily injury as a result of the offense. The
additional term provided by this subdivision shall be imposed
whenever applicable, including any instance in which there is a
violation of subdivision (a) of Section 452.
(3) The defendant proximately caused great bodily injury to more
than one victim in any single violation of Section 452. The
additional term provided by this subdivision shall be imposed
whenever applicable, including any instance in which there is a
violation of subdivision (a) of Section 452.
(4) The defendant proximately caused multiple structures to burn
in any single violation of Section 452.
(b) The additional term specified in subdivision (a) of Section
452.1 shall not be imposed unless the existence of any fact required
under this section shall be alleged in the accusatory pleading and
either admitted by the defendant in open court or found to be true by
the trier of fact.