Threatening terrorism against the United States
# Threatening terrorism against the United States

Criminal law :

Elements :

Actus reus

Mens rea

Causation

Concurrence :

Scope of criminal liability :

Accessory

Accomplice

Complicity

Corporate

Principal

Vicarious :

Severity of offense :

Felony

Infraction (also called violation)

Misdemeanor :

Inchoate offenses :

Attempt

Conspiracy

Incitement

Solicitation :

Offences against the person :

Sexual offenses :

Adultery

Bigamy

Child sexual abuse

Cybersex trafficking

Fornication

Homosexuality

Incest

Indecent exposure

Masturbation

Obscenity

Prostitution

Rape

Sex trafficking

Sexual assault

Sexual slavery

Voyeurism :

Crimes against property :

Arson

Arms trafficking

Blackmail

Bribery

Burglary

Embezzlement

Extortion

False pretenses

Forgery

Fraud

Gambling

Intellectual property violation

Larceny

Payola

Pickpocketing

Possessing stolen property

Robbery

Smuggling

Tax evasion

Theft

Trespass to land

Vandalism, Mischief :

Crimes against justice :

Compounding

Malfeasance in office

Miscarriage of justice

Misprision

Obstruction

Perjury

Perverting the course of justice :

Crimes against the public :

Apostasy

Begging

Censorship violation

Dueling

Genocide

Hostage-taking

Illegal consumption (such as prohibition of drugs, alcohol, and smoking)

Miscegenation

Piracy

Terrorism

Usurpation

War crimes :

Crimes against animals :

Cruelty to animals

Wildlife smuggling

Bestiality :

Crimes against the state :

Lèse-majesté

Treason

Espionage

Secession

Sedition

Subversion :

Defences to liability :

Automatism

Consent

Defence of property

Diminished responsibility

Duress

Entrapment

Ignorantia juris non excusat

Infancy

Insanity

Justification

Mistake (of law)

Necessity

Provocation

Self-defence :

Other common-law areas :

Contracts

Evidence

Property

Torts

Wills, trusts and estates :

Portals :

Law :

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Threatening terrorism against the United States is a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 2332b(c)(1)(g). The elements of the offense are that someone willfully threatens to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily harm; the threat is made with the specific intent that it be taken as a threat; the threat is so unequivocal, unconditional, and specific as to convey a gravity of purpose and immediate prospect of execution; the threat actually causes fear in the victim; and the fear is reasonable.

Laws governing such threats were passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The law was amended by the Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007. False information and hoaxes pertaining to attacks on U.S. officials, government buildings, airplanes, etc. are also punishable under 18 U.S.C. § 1038 as a class D felony, which is punishable by up to 5 years' imprisonment.

