weapon against students or employees on school property; specific intent or overt act;
violation arising out of same transaction; definitions.
Sec. 235b.
(1) A person who verbally, through the use of an electronic device or system, or through
other means intentionally threatens to use a firearm, explosive, or other dangerous weapon to
commit an act of violence against any students or school employees on school grounds or
school property if the threat can be reasonably interpreted to be harmful or adverse to human
life, or dangerous to human life as that term is defined in section 543b, is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than
$1,000.00, or both.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) and who in the course of violating subsection (1)
had the specific intent to carry out the threat, or had undertaken an overt act toward carrying
out the threat, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a
fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(3) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or
punished for any other violation of law arising out of the same transaction as the violation of
this section.
(4) As used in this section:
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(a) "Dangerous weapon" means a knife, stabbing instrument, brass knuckles, blackjack,
club, or other object specifically designed or customarily carried or possessed for use as a
weapon.
(b) "School" means that term as defined in section 237a.
(c) "School property" means that term as defined in section 237a.§ 750.235bThreatening to commit violence with firearm, explosive, or other dangerous
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