5-13-302. Threatening to commit act of mass violence on school property.

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5-13-302. Threatening to commit act of mass violence on school property.

5-13-302. Threatening to commit act of mass violence on school property. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Mass violence” means physical injury that a reasonable person would conclude could lead to permanent injury, including without limitation permanent physical injury, permanent mental injury, or permanent emotional injury, or death to two (2) or more people; and (2) “School” means a: (A) Public or private daycare or preschool facility; (B) Public or private school for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12); (C) Technical institute or postsecondary vocational-technical school; or (D) Two-year or four-year college or university. (b) A person commits the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property if: (1) The person knowingly threatens to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school by any means of communication; and (2) Places a person or group of persons in a position to reasonably fear for their safety. (c) Threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property is a Class C felony.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-13-302

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.