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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person who, by any means of communication to any person or groups of persons, threatens to commit an act of mass violence at a place of religious worship is guilty of a Class H felony.
(b) The following definitions apply to this section:
(1) Mass violence.--As defined in G.S. 14-277.5(a)(2).
(2) Place of religious worship.--Any church, chapel, meetinghouse, synagogue, temple, longhouse, or mosque, or other building that is regularly used, and clearly identifiable, as a place for religious worship.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-277.7. Communicating a threat of mass violence at a place of religious worship - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nc/chapter-14-criminal-law/nc-gen-st-sect-14-277-7/
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