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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="3-705" title_number="3" title_name="Other Crimes Against the Person" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Extortion and Other Threats">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person, with the intent to unlawfully extort money, property, labor, services, or anything of value from another, may not verbally threaten to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>accuse any person of a crime or of anything that, if true, would bring the person into contempt or disrepute; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>cause physical injury to a person;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>inflict emotional distress on a person;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>cause economic damage to a person; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>cause damage to the property of a person.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
