Use of hoax substance or device to cause fear--Felony.

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22-14A-25. Use of hoax substance or device to cause fear--Felony.

Any person who intentionally possesses, transports, uses, or places any hoax substance or hoax destructive device with the intent of causing anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal discomfort is guilty of a Class 6 felony. A hoax substance is any substance that would cause a person to reasonably believe that it is a dangerous chemical or biological agent, a poison, a harmful radioactive substance, or a similar substance. A hoax destructive device is any device that would cause a person to reasonably believe that it is a dangerous explosive or incendiary device or a similar destructive device.

Source: SL 2002, ch 105, §2; SL 2005, ch 120, §282.


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