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Subdivision 1.Threaten violence; intent to terrorize.
Whoever threatens, directly or indirectly, to commit any crime of violence with purpose to terrorize another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly, vehicle or facility of public transportation or otherwise to cause serious public inconvenience, or in a reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror or inconvenience may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. As used in this subdivision, "crime of violence" has the meaning given "violent crime" in section 609.1095, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).
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Subd. 2.Communicates to terrorize.
Whoever communicates to another with purpose to terrorize another or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such terror, that explosives or an explosive device or any incendiary device is present at a named place or location, whether or not the same is in fact present, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
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Subd. 3.Display replica of firearm.
(a) Whoever displays, exhibits, brandishes, or otherwise employs a replica firearm or a BB gun in a threatening manner, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year and one day or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if, in doing so, the person either:
(1) causes or attempts to cause terror in another person; or
(2) acts in reckless disregard of the risk of causing terror in another person.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) "BB gun" means a device that fires or ejects a shot measuring .18 of an inch or less in diameter; and
(2) "replica firearm" means a device or object that is not defined as a dangerous weapon, and that is a facsimile or toy version of, and reasonably appears to be a pistol, revolver, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun, rifle, machine gun, rocket launcher, or any other firearm. The term replica firearm includes, but is not limited to, devices or objects that are designed to fire only blanks.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
161
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31 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case:
State v. Murphy, 545 N.W.2d 909 (Minn. 1996).
State v. Murphy, 545 N.W.2d 909 (Minn. 1996).
· cites it 12× “Murphy first argues that his underlying criminal conduct cannot properly be construed as threats to commit crimes of violence under Minn.Stat. § 609.713, subd. 1 because the statute prohibits only verbal threats.”
State v. Auchampach, 540 N.W.2d 808 (Minn. 1995).
· cites it 8× “[10] See Minn. Stat. § 609.713 . These acts are proscribed acts of "domestic abuse," as defined under the statutes.”
State v. Rund, 896 N.W.2d 527 (Minn. 2017).
· cites it 8× “The State charged Rund with one count of terroristic threats, Minn. Stat. § 609.713 , subd. 1 (2016). Section 609.”
State v. Smith, 825 N.W.2d 131 (Minn. Ct. App. 2012).
· cites it 6× “The State of Minnesota charged appellant with one count of terroristic threats, a violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.713, subd. 1 (the terroristic-threats statute), one count of interference with a 911 call, a violation of Minn.”
R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul, 505 U.S. 377 (1992).
· cites it 2× “, Minn. Stat. § 609.713 (1) (1987) (providing for up to five years in prison for terroristic threats); § 609.”
State v. Jorgenson, 758 N.W.2d 316 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 10× “Appellant was charged with terroristic threats under Minn.Stat. § 609.713, subd. 1 (2006); misdemeanor domestic assault under Minn.”
State of Minnesota v. Brandon Wayne Riggs, 865 N.W.2d 679 (Minn. 2015).
· cites it 10× “1 (2014), and terroristic threats, Minn. Stat. § 609.713 , subd. 1 (2014). Pursuant to a plea agreement, Riggs pleaded guilty to the terroristic threats offense, and the State dismissed the assault charge.”
Rew ex rel. T.C.B. v. Bergstrom, 845 N.W.2d 764 (Minn. 2014).
· cites it 4× “See Minn.Stat. § 609.713, subd. 1 (2012) (defining "crime of violence” for the purposes of the terroristic-threats statute to include all "violent crime” under Minn.”
Ribelino Avendano v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., 770 F.3d 731 (8th Cir. 2014).
· cites it 8× “He pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.713 subd. 1. That statute, in relevant part, forbids “threaten[ing], directly or indirectly, to commit any crime of violence with purpose to terrorize another .”
State v. Franks, 765 N.W.2d 68 (Minn. 2009).
· cites it 5× “Franks was prosecuted and convicted of terroristic threats, Minn.Stat. § 609.713, subd. 1 (2008), burglary in the first degree, Minn.”
State v. Goelz, 743 N.W.2d 249 (Minn. 2007).
· cites it 4× “"Domestic abuse" is defined as (1) physical harm, bodily injury, or assault; (2) the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault; or (3) terroristic threats, within the meaning of section 609.713, subdivision 1; or criminal sexual conduct, within the…”
State v. Schweppe, 237 N.W.2d 609 (Minn. 1975).
· cites it 7× “The statute under which defendant was convicted, § 609.713, subd. 1, provides: “Whoever threatens to commit any crime of violence with purpose to terrorize another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly or facility of public transportation or otherwise to cause…”
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