Ohio Code § 2909.23
Ohio Code § 2909.23. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2909.23.
(A) No person shall threaten to commit or threaten to cause to be committed a specified
offense when both of the following apply: (1) The person makes the threat with purpose to do any of the following: (a) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (b) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion; (c) Affect the conduct of any government by the threat or by the specified offense. (2) As a result of the threat, the person causes a reasonable expectation or fear of
the imminent commission of the specified offense. (B) It is not a defense to a charge of a violation of this section that the defendant
did not have the intent or capability to commit the threatened specified offense or
that the threat was not made to a person who was a subject of the threatened specified
offense. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making a terroristic threat, a felony
of the third degree. Section 2909.25 of the Revised Code applies regarding an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation
of this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2909.23
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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