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Cal. Penal Code § 519

Extortion

Showing this section's text as in effect on January 1, 2013 (in force January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015). View current text →

Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced by a threat, either:

1. To do an unlawful injury to the person or property of the individual threatened or of a third person; or,

2. To accuse the individual threatened, or a relative of his or her, or member of his or her family, of a crime; or,

3. To expose, or to impute to him, her, or them a deformity, disgrace, or crime; or,

4. To expose a secret affecting him, her, or them; or,

5. To report his, her, or their immigration status or suspected immigration status.

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