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490.01 – Liability Protection.

§ 490.01 Liability protection. 1. Any person who makes a qualified disclosure of suspicious behavior shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for reporting such behavior. 2. For purposes of this article, “qualified disclosure of suspicious behavior” means any disclosure of allegedly suspicious behavior of another individual or individuals to any person that is […]

490.05 – Definitions.

§ 490.05 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall mean and include: 1. “Act of terrorism”: (a) for purposes of this article means an act or acts constituting a specified offense as defined in subdivision three of this section for which a person may be convicted in the criminal courts of this […]

490.00 – Legislative Findings.

§ 490.00 Legislative findings. The devastating consequences of the recent barbaric attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon underscore the compelling need for legislation that is specifically designed to combat the evils of terrorism. Indeed, the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, the federal building in Oklahoma City in […]

490.20 – Making a Terroristic Threat.

§ 490.20 Making a terroristic threat. 1. A person is guilty of making a terroristic threat when with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping, he or she […]

490.25 – Crime of Terrorism.

§ 490.25 Crime of terrorism. 1. A person is guilty of a crime of terrorism when, with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination or kidnapping, he or she commits […]