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Uttering threats
264.1 (1) Every one commits an offence who, in any manner,
knowingly utters, conveys or causes any person to receive a threat
- to cause death or bodily harm to any person;
- to burn, destroy or damage real or personal property; or
- to kill, poison or injure an animal or bird that is the
property of any person.
Punishment
(2) Every one who commits an offence under paragraph (1)(a) is
guilty of
- an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding five years; or
- an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months.
Idem
(3) Every one who commits an offence under paragraph (1)(b) or (c)
- is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding two years; or
- is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 38; 1994, c. 44, s. 16.