New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 135.70 — Coercion; no defense
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 135: Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 135.70
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
135.70 Coercion; no defense.
The crimes of (a) coercion and attempt to commit coercion, and (b)
bribe receiving by a labor official as defined in section 180.20, and
bribe receiving as defined in section 200.05, are not mutually
exclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for coercion or an
attempt to commit coercion that, by reason of the same conduct, the
defendant also committed one of such specified crimes of bribe
receiving.
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