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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, § 210: Terrorizing, 1975

A person commits terrorizing by knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly making a threat to commit a violent crime dangerous to human life, with the required risk awareness.

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“A person commits terrorizing by knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly making a threat to commit a violent crime dangerous to human life, with the required risk awareness.”

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Terrorizing

A person commits terrorizing by knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly making a threat to commit a violent crime dangerous to human life, with the required risk awareness.

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A person commits terrorizing by knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly making a threat to commit a violent crime dangerous to human life, with the required risk awareness.

1. A person is guilty of terrorizing if that person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly communicates to any person a threat to commit or to cause to be committed a crime of violence dangerous to human life, against the person to whom the communication is made or another, consciously disregarding a substantial risk that the natural and probable consequence of such a threat, whether or not such consequence in fact occurs, is: A. To place the person to whom the threat is communicated or the person threatened in reasonable fear that the crime will be committed. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or [PL 2001, c. 383, §11 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).] B. To cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly or facility of public transport or to cause the occupants of a building to be moved to or required to remain in a designated secured area. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime. [PL 2001, c. 383, §11 (AMD); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).] [PL 2023, c. 519, §1 (AMD).] 2. [PL 2001, c. 383, §11 (RP); PL 2001, c. 383, §156 (AFF).]
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