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514.080 Theft by extortion.
(1)
(2)
(3)
A person is guilty of theft by extortion when he intentionally obtains property of
another by threatening to:
(a) Inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any other criminal offense; or
(b) Accuse anyone of a criminal offense; or
(c) Expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or
ridicule, or to impair his credit or business repute; or
(d) Use wrongfully his position as a public officer or servant or employee by
performing some act within or related to his official duties, either
expressed or implied, or by refusing or omitting to perform an official duty,
either expressed or implied, in a manner affecting some person
adversely; or
(e) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott, or other collective unofficial
action, if the property is not demanded or received for the benefit of the
group in whose interest the actor purports to act; or
(f) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with
respect to another's legal claim or defense.
It is a defense to prosecution based on subsection (1)(b), (c), or (d) that the
property obtained by threat of accusation, exposure, lawsuit, or other
invocation of official action was claimed as restitution or indemnification for
harm done in the circumstances to which accusation, exposure, lawsuit, or
other official action relates, or as compensation for property or lawful services.
Theft by extortion is a Class A misdemeanor unless the value of the property
obtained is:
(a) Five hundred dollars ($500) or more but less than ten thousand dollars
($10,000), in which case it is a Class D felony; or
(b) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, in which case it is a Class C
felony.
Effective:June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 11, effective June 25, 2009. -Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 451, sec. 6, effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1974
Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 124, effective January 1, 1975.
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