Cal. Penal Code § 519
Extortion
Redline — January 1, 2013 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2013
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 a relative of his or her, or member of his or her family, of a 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, her, or them a deformity, disgrace, or crime; or,
3. To expose, or to impute to him, her, or them a deformity, disgrace, or crime.
4. To expose a secret affecting him, her, or them; or,
4. To expose a secret affecting him, her, or them.
5. To report his, her, or their immigration status or suspected immigration status.
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.