{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-210","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §210","heading":"Terrorizing","body":"1.   A person is guilty of terrorizing if that person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly communicates to any person a threat to commit or to cause to be committed a crime of violence dangerous to human life, against the person to whom the communication is made or another, consciously disregarding a substantial risk that the natural and probable consequence of such a threat, whether or not such consequence in fact occurs, is:\nA.  To place the person to whom the threat is communicated or the person threatened in reasonable fear that the crime will be committed.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or\nB.  To cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly or facility of public transport or to cause the occupants of a building to be moved to or required to remain in a designated secured area.  Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime.\n2.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 9: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec210.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"ee9562e1c3d6ea4bfac358fd93046f49bbf1b49377cca69d02091da392bcc1ef","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-209-a","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-210-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}