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PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title H - Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation
Article 135 - Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses
135.65 - Coercion in the First Degree.
Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 135.65 (2020)
§ 135.65 Coercion in the first degree. A person is guilty of coercion in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of coercion in the third degree, and when: 1. He or she commits such crime by instilling in the victim a fear that he or she will cause physical injury to a person or cause damage to property; or 2. He or she thereby compels or induces the victim to:(a) Commit or attempt to commit a felony; or
(b) Cause or attempt to cause physical injury to a person; or
(c) Violate his or her duty as a public servant. Coercion in the first degree is a class D felony.
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