OUJI-CR 6-61 

TERRORISM HOAX - ELEMENTS 

No person may be convicted of terrorism hoax unless the State has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each element of the crime. These elements are:  

First, willfully;

Second, simulated;

Third, an act of terrorism;  

Fourth, as a joke/hoax/prank/trick;

Fifth, against a place/population/business/agency/government;

[Sixth, by intentionally;

Seventh, using a substance;  

Eighth, to cause fear/intimidation/anxiety;

Ninth, and a reasonable belief;

Tenth , that the substance is used/placed/sent/delivered/employed as an act of biochemical terrorism;

Eleventh, that required an (emergency response)/(evacuation/quarantine of any person/place/article)].

OR 

[Sixth, by a/an act/threat of violence/sabotage/damage/harm;  

Seventh, against a population/place/infrastructure;  

Eighth, that caused fear/intimidation/anxiety;

Ninth, and a reasonable belief by any victim;

Tenth , that the act/threat is an act of terrorism;

Eleventh, that is intended to disrupt a  place/population/business/agency/ government].

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Statutory Authority: 21 O.S. Supp. 2004, § 1268.1.  

 

Notes on Use 

For definitions of biological terrorism and terrorism, see OUJI-CR 6-62, infra.  

(2005 Supp.)