§ 14-277.1. Communicating threats.
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§ 14-277.1. Communicating threats.
(a)A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if without lawful authority:
(1)He willfully threatens to physically injure the person or that person's child, sibling, spouse, or dependent or willfully threatens to damage the property of another;
(2)The threat is communicated to the other person, orally, in writing, or by any other means;
(3)The threat is made in a manner and under circumstances which would cause a reasonable person to believe that the threat is likely to be carried out; and
(4)The person threatened believes that the threat will be carried out.
(b)A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1973, c. 1286, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 172; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-262, s. 2.)