Cal. Penal Code § 519
Extortion
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2011
Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced by a threat, either:
Fear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced by a threat of any of the following:
1. To do an unlawful injury to the person or property of the individual threatened or of a third person; or,
1. To do an unlawful injury to the person or property of the individual threatened or of a third person.
2. To accuse the individual threatened, or any relative of his, or member of his family, of any crime; or,
2. To accuse the individual threatened, or a relative of his or her, or a member of his or her family, of a crime.
3. To expose, or to impute to him or them any deformity, disgrace or crime; or,
3. To expose, or to impute to him, her, or them a deformity, disgrace, or crime.
4. To expose any secret affecting him or them.
4. To expose a secret affecting him, her, or them.
5. To report his, her, or their immigration status or suspected immigration status.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.