Judiciary Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING THREATENING IN THE FIRST DEGREE
SUMMARY: This act expands the crime of 1st degree threatening to include threats to commit a violent crime with intent to cause, or with reckless disregard of the risk of causing, (1) evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or public transportation facility or (2) serious public inconvenience. This crime is a class D felony (see Table on Penalties).
Under existing law, someone commits this crime when he threatens to commit a crime involving the use of a hazardous substance with intent to cause, or acting with reckless disregard of causing, terror; evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or public transportation facility; or public inconvenience.
Under existing law, a person commits 2nd degree threatening when he (1) intentionally places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious physical injury by a physical threat, (2) threatens to commit a violent crime with intent to terrorize another person, or (3) threatens to commit a violent crime in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror. This is a class A misdemeanor (see Table on Penalties).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2003