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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) A person commits the offense of communicating a death threat concerning a school employee or student if:
(1) The person communicates to any other person a threat to cause the death of a school employee or student;
(2) The threat involves the use of a firearm or other deadly weapon;
(3) A reasonable person would believe the person making the threat intends to carry out the threat;
(4) The person making the threat purposely engaged in conduct that constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct intended to culminate in the commission of the threatened act; and
(5) There is a close temporal relationship between the threatened act and the substantial step.
(b) Conduct is not a substantial step under this section unless the conduct is strongly corroborative of the person's criminal purpose.
(c) Communicating a death threat concerning a school employee or student is a Class D felony.
(d) As used in this section, “school” means any:
(1) Elementary school, junior high school, or high school;
(2) Technical institute or post-secondary vocational-technical school; or
(3) Two-year or four-year college or university.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-17-101. Death threats concerning a school employee or student - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-5-criminal-offenses/ar-code-sect-5-17-101/
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