New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 135.60: Coercion in the third degree
What this law says, in plain English
Coercion in the third degree prohibits compelling someone to engage in or abstain from conduct they have a legal right to control, or to produce sexual images, through threats of physical harm, property damage, criminal conduct, accusations, exposure of secrets, labor action, testimony interference, abuse of public office, or other harmful acts. It is a class A misdemeanor.
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