Establishes the crime of making a terroristic threat against a police officer as a class C felony.
The bill amends the penal law by adding a new section 490.21, which defines the crime of making a terroristic threat against a police officer. This crime is classified as a class C felony. The bill specifies that a person commits this offense when they threaten to commit or cause a specified offense against a police officer, causing a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of such offense.
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