Alabama § 13A-10-242 - Making a Terrorist Threat in the Second Degree.
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§ 13A-10-242. Making a Terrorist Threat in the Second Degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of making a terrorist threat in the second degree when he or she makes a credible threat to commit a violent act against a person or to damage any property by use of a bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, firearm, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, or other mechanism.
(b)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), the crime of making a terrorist threat in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) The crime of making a terrorist threat in the second degree is a Class D felony if either of the following occurs:
a. The person has a prior adjudication or conviction of making a terrorist threat in any degree.
b. The person commits a second or subsequent offense of making a terrorist threat in the second degree within one year of making another terrorist threat in any degree.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13A-10-242 ("Making a Terrorist Threat in the Second Degree.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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