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Question: What is a threat? What is a false accusation and what are the consequences of doing it?

Answer: A threat can be made by word or by conduct. If a threat is made to cause physical injury to another person or property, that is a class one (1) misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to six (6) months in jail and a $2500 fine. If a threat is made to cause physical injury to another person or property and is done to further a criminal street gang, then that is a class four (4) felony, which is punishable by up to 3.75 years in prison and a $150,000 fine. If it is a first offense then probation is available.

A false accusation is not specifically set out as a violation of the law. There are such crimes as perjury (making a material false statement under oath knowing the statement is false) and unsworn falsification (making a material statement believed to be false to a public servant in connection with an official proceeding) This would be like making a false police report to get someone else in trouble. This is a class two (2) misdemeanor, punishable by up to four months in jail and a $750 fine.


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On 01/26/04
kylie from MI said:
If you hit someone in a fight and got in trouble for and the other person that you hit really started the fight in the first place,but didn't hit you did not get in trouble for starting it. Is that fair?
On 11/22/03
KC from TX said:
can they blame one person if like 100 people are threating them?
On 03/25/03
tony from AZ said:
I think gangs are to risky thats all.
On 03/06/02
Derrick from AZ said:
I think this is a good question,because it happened to a friend I know and they didn't do anything about it
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