"Extortion" means knowingly to obtain or attempt to obtain by threat property or services of the owner, and specifically includes sexual favors.
RCW 9A.56.110
Extortion—Definition.
Known as the Washington Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 9–9 (401 sections).
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case 127 Wash. 2d 124 - Nelson v. McGoldrick (1995)
Most recently applied in 167 Wash. App. 206 - State v. Strong (March 2012)
1999 c 143 s 37; 1983 1st ex.s. c 4 s 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 38 s 10
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.