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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16.7 (2026)

Threats against executive, legislative, court, or local elected officers

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(a) Any person who knowingly and willfully makes any threat to inflict serious bodily injury upon or to kill any legislative officer, executive officer, court officer, or local elected officer, or who knowingly and willfully makes any threat to inflict serious bodily injury upon or kill any other person as retaliation against any legislative officer, executive officer, court officer, or local elected officer because of the exercise of that officer's duties, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished as a Class H felon.

(b) Any person who knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail any letter, writing, or other document containing a threat to commit an offense described in subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished as a Class H felon.  (1981, c. 822, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 1126; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-398, s. 1; 2014-119, s. 6(b); 2025-81, s. 4.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2020–2022 · leading case: State v. Taylor, No. 18-810 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020).
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State v. Taylor, No. 18-810 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020). · cites it 92× “David Warren Taylor (“Defendant”) was convicted on 23 January 2018, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-16.7(a) (2017) (“N.C.G.S. § 14-16.”
State v. Taylor, No. 18-810 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020). · cites it 92× “David Warren Taylor (“Defendant”) was convicted on 23 January 2018, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-16.7(a) (2017) (“N.C.G.S. § 14-16.”
State v. Taylor, No. 18-810 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020). · cites it 92× “David Warren Taylor (“Defendant”) was convicted on 23 January 2018, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-16.7(a) (2017) (“N.C.G.S. § 14-16.”
State v. Taylor, 866 S.E.2d 740 (N.C. 2021). · cites it 48× “l court for entry of a judgment of acquittal, and instead we remand the case to the trial court for a new trial in order to permit a jury composed of defendant’s peers to determine whether defendant committed the criminal offense of making a threat to inflict serious bodily…”
State v. Taylor, 866 S.E.2d 740 (N.C. 2021). · cites it 48× “l court for entry of a judgment of acquittal, and instead we remand the case to the trial court for a new trial in order to permit a jury composed of defendant’s peers to determine whether defendant committed the criminal offense of making a threat to inflict serious bodily…”
State v. Guice, 879 S.E.2d 350 (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “In comparing this statute with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16.7 (a), the anti-threat statute at issue in Taylor, it is noteworthy that both statutes require the threat to be made “willfully.”
State v. Guice, 879 S.E.2d 350 (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “In comparing this statute with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16.7 (a), the anti-threat statute at issue in Taylor, it is noteworthy that both statutes require the threat to be made “willfully.”
State v. Bowen, 871 S.E.2d 547 (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Ultimately, defendant was convicted under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16.7 (a) for knowingly and willfully making a threat to kill an officer of the court.”
State v. Bowen, 871 S.E.2d 547 (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Ultimately, defendant was convicted under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16.7 (a) for knowingly and willfully making a threat to kill an officer of the court.”
State v. Bowen, 871 S.E.2d 547 (N.C. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Ultimately, defendant was convicted under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16.7 (a) for knowingly and willfully making a threat to kill an officer of the court.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-16.7(a): 7 cases
State v. Taylor, No. 18-810 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020). “David Warren Taylor (“Defendant”) was convicted on 23 January 2018, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-16.7(a) (2017) (“N.C.G.S. § 14-16.”
State v. Taylor, No. 18-810 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020). “David Warren Taylor (“Defendant”) was convicted on 23 January 2018, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-16.7(a) (2017) (“N.C.G.S. § 14-16.”
State v. Taylor, No. 18-810 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 17, 2020). “David Warren Taylor (“Defendant”) was convicted on 23 January 2018, pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 14-16.7(a) (2017) (“N.C.G.S. § 14-16.”
State v. Taylor, 866 S.E.2d 740 (N.C. 2021). “l court for entry of a judgment of acquittal, and instead we remand the case to the trial court for a new trial in order to permit a jury composed of defendant’s peers to determine whether defendant committed the criminal offense of making a threat to inflict serious bodily…”
State v. Taylor, 866 S.E.2d 740 (N.C. 2021). “l court for entry of a judgment of acquittal, and instead we remand the case to the trial court for a new trial in order to permit a jury composed of defendant’s peers to determine whether defendant committed the criminal offense of making a threat to inflict serious bodily…”
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