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Cal. Penal Code § 520 — Extortion

Cal. Penal Code § 520

Type
Statute
Source
California Penal Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2018-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

Every person who extorts property or other consideration from another, under circumstances not amounting to robbery or carjacking, by means of force, or any threat, such as is mentioned in Section 519, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three…

Citator

Cal. Penal Code § 520 — Extortion is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Every person who extorts property or other consideration from another, under circumstances not amounting to robbery or carjacking, by means of force, or any threat, such as is mentioned in Section 519, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three or four years.