North Carolina § 14-277 - 1. Communicating threats.

§ 14-277. 1. Communicating threats.

A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if without lawful authority: 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; The threat is communicated to the other person, orally, in writing, or by any other means; 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 The person threatened believes that the threat will be carried out. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. History (1973, c. 1286, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 172; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-262, s. 2.) Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1979 criminal law, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 1350 (1980). For note on intentional infliction of emotional distress, see 18 Wake Forest L. Rev. 624 (1982). For article, "The New Law of Threats: But What if the Defendant is not a 'Reasonable Person'," see 52 Wake Forest L. Rev. 61 (2017).