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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-277.1

Communicating threats

Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case 180 N.C. App. 151 - In Re SRS (2006)

Most recently applied in State v. Lamberth (February 2019)

1973, c. 1286, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 172; 1994, Ex

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(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.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.