§ 574.120 — Making a terrorist threat, second degree — penalty.

1.  A person commits the offense of making a terrorist threat in the second degree if he or she recklessly disregards the risk of causing the evacuation, quarantine or closure of any portion of a building, inhabitable structure, place of assembly or facility of transportation and knowingly:

(1)  Communicates an express or implied threat to cause an incident or condition involving danger to life; or

(2)  Communicates a false report of an incident or condition involving danger to life; or

(3)  Causes a false belief or fear that an incident has occurred or that a condition exists involving danger to life.

2.  The offense of making a terrorist threat in the second degree is a class E felony.

3.  No offense is committed under this section by a person acting in good faith with the purpose to prevent harm.

Legislative History

(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17