8.47 Threats Against the President (18 U.S.C. Sec. 871) makes it a federal offense to threaten the President of the United States, the Vice President, or other officers succeeding to the office of the President. The statute applies to any person who knowingly and willfully threatens to take the life of, or inflict bodily harm upon, the President, Vice President, or other officers succeeding to the office of the President. The statute also applies to any person who knowingly and willfully threatens to assault, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon the President, Vice President, or other officers succeeding to the office of the President. The penalties for violating this statute vary depending on the type of threat made. For example, making a threat with the intent to interfere with the performance of the President's lawful duties is punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine, or both. Making a threat with the intent to influence the President's exercise of his/her office is punishable by up to ten years in prison, a fine, or both.
8.47 Threats Against the President (18 U.S.C. Sec. 871) makes it a federal offense to threaten the President of the United States, the Vice President, or other officers succeeding to the office of the President. The statute applies to any person who knowingly and willfully threatens to take the life of, or inflict bodily harm upon, the President, Vice President, or other officers succeeding to the office of the President. The statute also applies to any person who knowingly and willfully threatens to assault, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon the President, Vice President, or other officers succeeding to the office of the President. The penalties for violating this statute vary depending on the type of threat made. For example, making a threat with the intent to interfere with the performance of the President's lawful duties is punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine, or both. Making a threat with the intent to influence the President's exercise of his/her office is punishable by up to ten years in prison, a fine, or both.
