Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 524 — Extortion
Cal. Penal Code § 524
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2018-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Every person who attempts, by means of any threat, such as is specified in Section 519 of this code, to extort property or other consideration from another is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not longer than one year or in the state prison or by fine not exceeding ten thousand…
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 524 — Extortion is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Every person who attempts, by means of any threat, such as is specified in Section 519 of this code, to extort property or other consideration from another is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not longer than one year or in the state prison or by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.