MS SB2116

Amends Mississippi's Terroristic Threats Law (Section 97-7-75) to broaden the offense definition by removing the requirement that the threat be made "to cede to the person's demands"

Terroristic threat offense now applies when a person threatens violence or bodily injury with intent to intimidate/coerce a civilian population or influence government, educational, or business policy through intimidation

Maintains that lack of actual intent or capability to commit the threatened act is not a valid defense

Conviction remains a felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment in the Mississippi Department of Corrections