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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 209 (2026)

Criminal threatening

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1.  A person is guilty of criminal threatening if he intentionally or knowingly places another person in fear of imminent bodily injury.  
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Criminal threatening is a Class D crime.  
[PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 121 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: State of Maine v. Wayne I. Hall, 2017 ME 210 (Me. 2017).
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State of Maine v. Wayne I. Hall, 2017 ME 210 (Me. 2017). · cites it 3× “Hall appeals from a judgment of conviction for two counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209, 1252(4) (2016), entered by the trial court (York County, O’Neil, J.”
State of Maine v. Samadi M. Hassan, 2013 ME 98 (Me. 2013). · cites it 4× “§ 208(1)(B) (2012), criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2012), criminal restraint (Class D), 17-A M.”
Mahar v. StoneWood Transp., 2003 ME 63 (Me. 2003). · cites it 2× “2002); criminal threatening (Class D), in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 209 (1983); and driving to endanger (Class E), in violation of 29-A M.”
State v. Burdick, 2001 ME 143 (Me. 2001). · cites it 2× “§ 752-A(1)(A) (1983), criminal threatening with the use of a dangerous weapon, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 209 (1983), and reckless conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon, 17-A M.”
State v. Preston, 2011 ME 98 (Me. 2011). · cites it 4× “) following a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2010). 1 Preston argues that the statutory provisions defining deadly force 2 and discussing defense of *852 premises 3 are…”
State v. Drewry, 946 A.2d 981 (Me. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 255-A(1)(P) (2007); (5) criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 209(1) (2007); 1 and (6) aggravated assault (Class B), 17-A M.”
State v. Lemay, 46 A.3d 1113 (Me. 2012). · cites it 3× “§ 253(1)(A) (2011); criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2011); eluding an officer (Class C), 29-A M.”
State of Maine v. Oscar Nunez, 2016 ME 185 (Me. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 802(1)(A) (2015), and two counts of criminal threatening, 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2015), pursuant to a conditional guilty plea through which he reserved the right to appeal the denial of his suppression motion.”
State v. Rice, 2007 ME 122 (Me. 2007). · cites it 6× “§ 1092(1)(A) (2006); and criminal threatening (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2006). Rice argues that there was insufficient evidence that he used a firearm to support the enhancement of the robbery, burglary, and criminal threatening charges.”
State of Maine v. Moses King, 2016 ME 54 (Me. 2016). · cites it 2× “[¶ 1] Moses King appeals from a judgment of conviction of criminal threatening (Class D), 17-A M.R.S. § 209(1) (2015), entered in the Unified Criminal Docket (Cumberland County, Kelly, J.”
State v. Hutchinson, 2009 ME 44 (Me. 2009). · cites it 2× “3 [¶ 6] In 2008, Michael Hutchinson pleaded guilty to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 209 (2008), 4 and received a sentence of five years of imprisonment, with all but six months suspended, and four years of probation.”
State v. Rickett, 967 A.2d 671 (Me. 2009). · cites it 2× “§ 454(1-B)(A)(1) (2008), criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 209(1) (2008), 1 two counts of assault (Class D), 17-A M.”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 209(1) — 45 cases
State of Maine v. Samadi M. Hassan, 2013 ME 98 (Me. 2013). “§ 208(1)(B) (2012), criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2012), criminal restraint (Class D), 17-A M.”
State v. Preston, 2011 ME 98 (Me. 2011). “) following a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2010). 1 Preston argues that the statutory provisions defining deadly force 2 and discussing defense of *852 premises 3 are…”
State v. Drewry, 946 A.2d 981 (Me. 2008). “§ 255-A(1)(P) (2007); (5) criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 209(1) (2007); 1 and (6) aggravated assault (Class B), 17-A M.”
State v. Lemay, 46 A.3d 1113 (Me. 2012). “§ 253(1)(A) (2011); criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2011); eluding an officer (Class C), 29-A M.”
State of Maine v. Oscar Nunez, 2016 ME 185 (Me. 2016). “§ 802(1)(A) (2015), and two counts of criminal threatening, 17-A M.R.S. §§ 209(1), 1252(4) (2015), pursuant to a conditional guilty plea through which he reserved the right to appeal the denial of his suppression motion.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 209(2) — 4 cases
State v. Hutchinson, 2009 ME 44 (Me. 2009). “3 [¶ 6] In 2008, Michael Hutchinson pleaded guilty to criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon (Class C), 17-A M.R.S. § 209 (2008), 4 and received a sentence of five years of imprisonment, with all but six months suspended, and four years of probation.”
State v. Townsend, 2009 ME 106 (Me. 2009).
State v. Thompson, 503 A.2d 228 (Me. 1986).
State v. Stinson, 2000 ME 87 (Me. 2000).
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