§ 3503 - Threats - Vermont Statutes

§ 3503. Threats

(a) No person shall communicate a threat to use a weapon of mass destruction, knowing that the threat is likely to cause:

(1) evacuation of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transport; or

(2) a person to fear serious bodily injury.

(b) A person who violates this section shall:

(1) For a first offense, be imprisoned for not more than two years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.

(2) For a second or subsequent offense, be imprisoned for not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.

(c) It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant did not have the capability or means of committing the specified offense or that the threat was not made to a person who was a subject thereof. The foregoing shall not impair a defendant's right to assert a defense based upon insanity or diminished capacity.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or restrict prosecution under any other applicable laws. (Added 2001, No. 137 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 12, 2002.)