Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 11.56.810 (2026)
Terroristic threatening in the second degree
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Sec. 11.56.810. Terroristic threatening in the second degree.
(a) A person commits the crime of terroristic threatening in the second degree if the person makes a threat that a circumstance
(1) dangerous to human life or property exists or is about to exist with reckless disregard that the threat may
(A) place a person in reasonable fear of serious physical injury to any person by means of a dangerous instrument;
(B) cause evacuation of or initiation of an emergency protocol for a building, public place or area, business premises, or mode of public transportation;
(C) cause serious public inconvenience; or
(D) cause the public or a substantial group of people to fear serious physical injury; or
(2) exists or is about to exist that is dangerous to the proper or safe functioning of an oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility, utility, or transportation or cargo facility; in this paragraph, “oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility” and “utility” have the meanings given in AS 11.46.495.
(b) Terrorist threatening in the second degree is a class C felony.
(a) A person commits the crime of terroristic threatening in the second degree if the person makes a threat that a circumstance
(1) dangerous to human life or property exists or is about to exist with reckless disregard that the threat may
(A) place a person in reasonable fear of serious physical injury to any person by means of a dangerous instrument;
(B) cause evacuation of or initiation of an emergency protocol for a building, public place or area, business premises, or mode of public transportation;
(C) cause serious public inconvenience; or
(D) cause the public or a substantial group of people to fear serious physical injury; or
(2) exists or is about to exist that is dangerous to the proper or safe functioning of an oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility, utility, or transportation or cargo facility; in this paragraph, “oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility” and “utility” have the meanings given in AS 11.46.495.
(b) Terrorist threatening in the second degree is a class C felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: State v. Coon, 974 P.2d 386 (Alaska 1999).
State v. Coon, 974 P.2d 386 (Alaska 1999). “The State charged Coon under former AS 11.56.810(a)(2) with terroristic threatening.”
Bingaman v. State, 76 P.3d 398 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “807 or AS 11.56.810; () violating a domestic violence [restraining] order under AS 11.”
Allen v. State, 759 P.2d 541 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “Gareth Allen was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of terroristic threatening, in violation of AS 11.56.810. The offense is a class C felony.”
Konrad v. State, 763 P.2d 1369 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “See AS 11.56.810(b). During the grand jury hearing, a grand juror asked the prosecutor, with respect to the terroristic threatening charge: Is there — are there other avenues of potential counts or charges for threatening people’s lives? The prosecutor responded: We considered…”
Carpentino v. State, 42 P.3d 1137 (Alaska Ct. App. 2002). “480; (F) terroristic threatening under AS 11.56.810; (G) violating a domestic violence order under AS 11.”
Baker v. State, 22 P.3d 493 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). “State 9 , where we upheld the terroristic threatening statute (AS 11.56.810) against a First Amendment challenge.”
State v. Roberts, 999 P.2d 151 (Alaska Ct. App. 2000). “320— 11.46.330; (D) arson or criminally negligent burning under AS 11.”
Wassillie v. State, 366 P.3d 549 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “Wassillie was initially indicted for second-degree escape as that crime was defined by the pre-2012 version of AS 11.56.810(a)(1)(A)-that is, under the theory that Wassillie had unlawfully removed himself from a correctlonal facility while under official detention, The jury at…”
State v. Bingaman, 991 P.2d 227 (Alaska Ct. App. 1999). “46.300-11.46.310; (C) criminal trespass under AS 11.”
State v. Borowski, 378 P.3d 409 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “2016), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was recently called upon to interpret that state's "terroristic threatening" statute 3 *%-a *413 counterpart to our AS 11.56.810. The court explained that the government was required to prove that "the defendant made a threat to commit a…”
In the Interest of: J.J.M., Appeal of: J.J.M. (Pa. 2021). “See Alaska Stat. Ann. §11.56.810 (a)(1)(A) (terroristic threatening); Ariz.”
Anne Mulligan v. Mun. of Anchorage, Anchorage Police Dep't (Alaska 2024). “Further, the court found the arrest video showed that 1 See AS 11.56.810(a)(1) (“A person commits the crime of terroristic threatening in the second degree if the person makes a threat that a circumstance .”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.810(a)(1) — 3 cases
Allen v. State, 759 P.2d 541 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “Gareth Allen was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of terroristic threatening, in violation of AS 11.56.810. The offense is a class C felony.”
State v. Borowski, 378 P.3d 409 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “2016), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was recently called upon to interpret that state's "terroristic threatening" statute 3 *%-a *413 counterpart to our AS 11.56.810. The court explained that the government was required to prove that "the defendant made a threat to commit a…”
Anne Mulligan v. Mun. of Anchorage, Anchorage Police Dep't (Alaska 2024). “Further, the court found the arrest video showed that 1 See AS 11.56.810(a)(1) (“A person commits the crime of terroristic threatening in the second degree if the person makes a threat that a circumstance .”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.810(a)(1)(A) — 1 case
Wassillie v. State, 366 P.3d 549 (Alaska Ct. App. 2016). “Wassillie was initially indicted for second-degree escape as that crime was defined by the pre-2012 version of AS 11.56.810(a)(1)(A)-that is, under the theory that Wassillie had unlawfully removed himself from a correctlonal facility while under official detention, The jury at…”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.810(a)(2) — 1 case
State v. Coon, 974 P.2d 386 (Alaska 1999). “The State charged Coon under former AS 11.56.810(a)(2) with terroristic threatening.”
— Alaska Stat. § 11.56.810(b) — 2 cases
Konrad v. State, 763 P.2d 1369 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “See AS 11.56.810(b). During the grand jury hearing, a grand juror asked the prosecutor, with respect to the terroristic threatening charge: Is there — are there other avenues of potential counts or charges for threatening people’s lives? The prosecutor responded: We considered…”
Allen v. State, 759 P.2d 541 (Alaska Ct. App. 1988). “Gareth Allen was convicted, following a jury trial, of two counts of terroristic threatening, in violation of AS 11.56.810. The offense is a class C felony.”
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