Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

42 U.S.C. § 3617: Interference, coercion, or intimidation

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with anyone exercising rights protected under specified sections, or to punish someone for aiding others in exercising those rights.

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It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by section 3603, 3604, 3605, or 3606 of this title.

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