NYSentencing

§ 135.60  Coercion in the third degree.
    A person is guilty of coercion in the third degree when  he  or  she
compels  or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a
legal right to abstain from engaging in, or to abstain from engaging  in
conduct  in  which  he or she has a legal right to engage, or compels or
induces a person to join a group, organization  or  criminal  enterprise
which such latter person has a right to abstain from joining, or compels
or  induces  a  person  to produce, disseminate, or otherwise display an
image or images depicting nudity of such person or depicting such person
engaged in sexual conduct as defined in subdivisions two  and  three  of
section  235.20  of this chapter, by means of instilling in him or her a
fear that, if the demand is not complied  with,  the  actor  or  another
will:
    1.  Cause physical injury to a person; or
    2.  Cause damage to property; or
    3.  Engage in other conduct constituting a crime; or
    4.   Accuse  some person of a crime or cause criminal charges
to be instituted against him or her; or
    5.   Expose  a  secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether
true or false, tending to subject some person to hatred, contempt
or ridicule; or
    6.   Cause  a strike, boycott or other collective labor group
action injurious to some person's business; except  that  such  a
threat  shall  not  be  deemed  coercive when the act or omission
compelled is for the benefit of the group in whose  interest  the
actor purports to act; or
    7.   Testify  or provide information or withhold testimony or
information with respect to another's legal claim or defense; or
  8. Use or abuse his or her position as a public servant by  performing
some  act within or related to his or her official duties, or by failing
or refusing to perform an official duty, in such  manner  as  to  affect
some person adversely; or
  9.  Perform any other act which would not in itself materially benefit
the actor but which is calculated to harm another person materially with
respect to  his  or  her  health,  safety,  business,  calling,  career,
financial condition, reputation or personal relationships.
  10. Report his or her  immigration  status  or  suspected  immigration
status.
    Coercion in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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