AI-assisted research summary: This amendment law replaces the offence for threatening to kill, cause serious physical injury, or commit certain sexual offences, and sets the penalty at up to 10 years’ imprisonment plus a fine.
Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 Contents Article 1 Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Law 2024 amended . 2 2 Article 4 (threats to kill, rape or cause serious physical injury) substituted . 2 3 Citation and commencement 3 Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 A LAW to amend the Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Law 2024 to amend the offence of threatening to kill, rape or cause serious physical injury. Adopted by the States 11 March 2026 Sanctioned by Order of His Majesty in Council 3 June 2026 Registered by the Royal Court 5 June 2026 Coming into force in accordance with Article 3 THE STATES , subject to the sanction of His Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law – 1 Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Law 2024 amended This Law amends the Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Law 2024 . 2 Article 4 (threats to kill, rape or cause serious physical injury) substituted For Article 4 there is substituted – 4 Threats to kill, cause serious physical injury or commit sexual offence ( 1 ) A person commits an offence if – ( a ) without lawful excuse, the person threatens another person by any means, intending the other person to believe that the threat would be carried out; and ( b ) the threat is to – ( i ) kill or cause serious physical injury to any person; or ( ii ) commit an offence under Article 5 (rape), Article 6 (sexual penetration without consent), or Part 3, 4 or 8 of the Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2018 against any person. ( 2 ) A person who commits an offence is liable to imprisonment for 10 years and to a fine. 3 Citation and commencement This Law may be cited as the Crime (Public Order) (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 and comes into force on a day to be specified by the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs by Order.