1. A person is guilty of making a terroristic threat when with intent
to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a
unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of
a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping, he or she
threatens to commit or cause to be committed a specified offense and
thereby causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent
commission of such offense.
2. It shall be no defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section
that the defendant did not have the intent or capability of committing
the specified offense or that the threat was not made to a person who
was a subject thereof.
Making a terroristic threat is a class D felony.
Structure New York Laws
Part 4 - Administrative Provisions
Title Y-1 - Enacted Without Title Heading.
490.00 - Legislative Findings.
490.01 - Liability Protection.
490.10 - Soliciting or Providing Support for an Act of Terrorism in the Second Degree.
490.15 - Soliciting or Providing Support for an Act of Terrorism in the First Degree.
490.20 - Making a Terroristic Threat.
490.27 - Domestic Act of Terrorism Motivated by Hate in the Second Degree.
490.28 - Domestic Act of Terrorism Motivated by Hate in the First Degree.
490.30 - Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism in the Second Degree.
490.35 - Hindering Prosecution of Terrorism in the First Degree.
490.37 - Criminal Possession of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the Third Degree.
490.40 - Criminal Possession of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the Second Degree.
490.45 - Criminal Possession of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the First Degree.
490.47 - Criminal Use of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the Third Degree.
490.50 - Criminal Use of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the Second Degree.
490.55 - Criminal Use of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the First Degree.