New York § 240.78 Making a threat of mass harm

New York Statutes

§ 240.78 — Making a threat of mass harm

New York § 240.78

JurisdictionNew York

Law PENPenal

Title NOffenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy

Part 3Specific Offenses

Art. 240Offenses Against Public Order

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Bluebook

N.Y. Penal § 240.78 (2026).

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§ 240.78 Making a threat of mass harm.\n  1. A person is guilty of making a threat of mass harm when with the\nintent to intimidate a group of people or to create public alarm, such\nperson threatens to inflict or cause to be inflicted, serious physical\ninjury or death at a school, place of worship, business, government\nbuilding, or other place of assembly, and thereby causes a reasonable\nexpectation or fear of serious physical injury or death, or causes the\nevacuation or lockdown of a school, place of worship, business,\ngovernment building, or other place of assembly.\n  2. It shall be no defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section\nthat the defendant did not have the intent or capability of committing\nthe conduct threatened.\n  Making a threat of mass harm is a class B misdem

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§ 240.78 Making a threat of mass harm.\n 1. A person is guilty of making a threat of mass harm when with the\nintent to intimidate a group of people or to create public alarm, such\nperson threatens to inflict or cause to be inflicted, serious physical\ninjury or death at a school, place of worship, business, government\nbuilding, or other place of assembly, and thereby causes a reasonable\nexpectation or fear of serious physical injury or death, or causes the\nevacuation or lockdown of a school, place of worship, business,\ngovernment building, or other place of assembly.\n 2. It shall be no defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section\nthat the defendant did not have the intent or capability of committing\nthe conduct threatened.\n Making a threat of mass harm is a class B misdemeanor.\n