PENAL CODE 422 PENAL CODE CRIMINAL THREATS LAW IN CALIFORNIA

Chesleylawyers21 Jan, 2023Finance

Criminal threats, as defined by California Penal Code 422, occur when a person willfully threatens to commit a crime that will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device, is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out.