Domestic Terrorism

CR28-661.  Domestic Terrorism, 13 V.S.A. § 3521 (06/10/24)

Reporter’s Note

The legislature established the crime of domestic terrorism in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Sawyer, 2018 VT 43, ¶¶ 22–26, 207 Vt. 636.

The definition of “threaten” derives from State v. Gagne, 2016 VT 68, ¶ 25, 202 Vt. 255 and State v. Cahill, 2013 VT 69, ¶ 17, 194 Vt. 335. See also State v. Cole, 150 Vt. 453, 456 (1988) (“A threat is a communicated intent to inflict harm on person or property.”) (citing Black’s Law Dictionary 1327 (5th ed. 1979)). The definition of “civilian population” derives from Cambridge Dictionary.