Ohio · Ohio Revised Code — Title 29, Crimes

Ohio Rev. Code (Criminal) § 2905.12: Coercion

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Coercion makes it illegal to threaten or intimidate someone to force them to take or refrain from taking an action they have a legal right to choose. It is classified as a misdemeanor of the second degree.

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