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.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 35 - Offenses Against the Public Peace.
§ 14-269 - Carrying concealed weapons[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 14-269.1 - Confiscation and disposition of deadly weapons.
§ 14-269.2 - Weapons on campus or other educational property.
§ 14-269.4 - Weapons on certain State property and in courthouses.
§ 14-269.6 - Possession and sale of spring-loaded projectile knives prohibited.
§ 14-269.7 - Prohibitions on handguns for minors.
§ 14-275.1 - Disorderly conduct at bus or railroad station or airport.
§ 14-276.1 - Impersonation of firemen or emergency medical services personnel.
§ 14-277 - Impersonation of a law-enforcement or other public officer.
§ 14-277.1 - Communicating threats.
§ 14-277.2 - Weapons at parades, etc., prohibited.
§ 14-277.4 - Obstruction of health care facilities.
§ 14-277.4A - Targeted picketing of a residence.
§ 14-277.5 - Making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property.
§ 14-277.6 - Communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property.
§ 14-277.7 - Communicating a threat of mass violence at a place of religious worship.
§ 14-277.8 - Conditional discharge for first offenders under the age of 20 years.