Section 2909.23 - Making terroristic threat(A) No person shall threaten to commit or threaten to cause to be committed a specified offense when both of the following apply:(1) The person makes the threat with purpose to do any of the following: (a) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population;(b) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion;(c) Affect the conduct of any government by the threat or by the specified offense.(2) As a result of the threat, the person causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of the specified offense.(B) It is not a defense to a charge of a violation of this section that the defendant did not have the intent or capability to commit the threatened specified offense or that the threat was not made to a person who was a subject of the threatened specified offense.(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making a terroristic threat, a felony of the third degree. Section 2909.25 of the Revised Code applies regarding an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section.Effective Date: 5/15/2002.