Ohio · Ohio Revised Code — Title 29, Crimes
Ohio Rev. Code (Criminal) § 2909.23: Making terroristic threat
What this law says, in plain English
It is illegal to threaten to commit a specified offense with intent to intimidate civilians, influence government policy, or affect government conduct, if the threat causes reasonable fear of imminent commission. This crime is a third-degree felony.
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