Establishes the crime of making a terroristic threat against a police officer
This bill creates a new criminal offense for threatening to commit violence against police officers with specific intent. It makes it a class C felony to threaten a police officer with the goal of intimidating civilians, influencing government policy, or affecting government conduct through violence. The law applies to anyone who makes such threats, regardless of whether they could actually carry out the threat. This directly affects individuals who make terroristic threats targeting law enforcement officers. The penalty for violating this law is a serious criminal charge, punishable as a class C felony.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 6, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Feb 6, 2025
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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