RCW 9A.36.070
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(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.
[ 2011 c 336 s 361 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.36.070 .]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 9A.04.110 was amended by 2011 c 166 s 2, changing subsection
(27)to subsection (28).