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CHAPTER 22. ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES
§ 22.07. TERRORISTIC THREAT.
(a) A person commits an
offense if he threatens to commit any offense involving violence to
any person or property with intent to:
(1) cause a reaction of any type to his threat by an
official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;
(2) place any person in fear of imminent serious
bodily injury;
(3) prevent or interrupt the occupation or use of a
building; room; place of assembly; place to which the public has
access; place of employment or occupation; aircraft, automobile, or other form of conveyance; or other public place;
(4) cause impairment or interruption of public
communications, public transportation, public water, gas, or power
supply or other public service;
(5) place the public or a substantial group of the
public in fear of serious bodily injury; or
(6) influence the conduct or activities of a branch or
agency of the federal government, the state, or a political
subdivision of the state.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: It seems that the Texas Legislature passed two different
versions of subsection (b).]
(b) An offense under Subdivision (1) or (2) of Subsection
(a) is a Class B misdemeanor, except that an offense under
Subdivision (2) of Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor if the
offense is committed against a member of the person's family or
household or otherwise constitutes family violence or if the
offense is committed against a public servant. An offense under
Subdivision (3) of Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor. An
offense under Subdivision (4), (5), or (6) of Subsection (a) is a
felony of the third degree.
(b) An offense under Subdivision (1) or (2) of Subsection
(a) is a Class B misdemeanor. An offense under Subdivision (3) of
Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the actor causes
pecuniary loss of $1,500 or more to the owner of the building, room,
place, or conveyance, in which event the offense is a state jail
felony. An offense under Subdivision (4), (5), or (6) of Subsection
(a) is a felony of the third degree.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: It seems that the Texas Legislature passed two different
versions of subsection (c).]
(c) In this section:
(1) "Family" has the meaning assigned by Section
71.003, Family Code.
(2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by
Section 71.004, Family Code.
(3) "Household" has the meaning assigned by Section
71.005, Family Code.
(c) The amount of pecuniary loss under Subsection (b) is the
amount of economic loss suffered by the owner of the building, room,
place, or conveyance as a result of the prevention or interruption
of the occupation or use of the building, room, place, or
conveyance. |
