9A.36.070 - Coercion. - Washington Statutes

Coercion.

(1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he has a legal right to engage in.

     (2) "Threat" as used in this section means:

     (a) To communicate, directly or indirectly, the intent immediately to use force against any person who is present at the time; or

     (b) Threats as defined in *RCW 9A.04.110(25) (a), (b), or (c).

     (3) Coercion is a gross misdemeanor.

[1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.36.070.]

Notes: *Reviser's note: RCW 9A.04.110 was amended by 2005 c 458 § 3, changing subsection (25) to subsection (26); and was subsequently amended by 2007 c 79 § 3, changing subsection (26) to subsection (27).