Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.070

Current through 2024

Section 9A.36.070 - Coercion

(1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she 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 or she 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(27) (a), (b), or (c).

(3) Coercion is a gross misdemeanor.

RCW 9A.36.070

Amended by 2011 c 336,§ 361, eff. 7/22/2011.

1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.36.070.

*Reviser's note:RCW 9A.04.110 was amended by 2011 c 166 s 2, changing subsection (27) to subsection (28).