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135.60 – Coercion in the Third Degree.

§ 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 […]

135.61 – Coercion in the Second Degree.

§ 135.61 Coercion in the second degree. A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he or she commits the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section 135.60 of this article and thereby compels or induces a person to engage in sexual intercourse, oral sexual conduct or anal […]

135.65 – Coercion in the First Degree.

§ 135.65 Coercion in the first degree. A person is guilty of coercion in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of coercion in the third degree, and when: 1. He or she commits such crime by instilling in the victim a fear that he or she will cause physical injury to […]

135.70 – Coercion; No Defense.

§ 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 […]

135.75 – Coercion; Defense.

§ 135.75 Coercion; defense. In any prosecution for coercion committed by instilling in the victim a fear that he or another person would be charged with a crime, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant reasonably believed the threatened charge to be true and that his sole purpose was to compel or induce the […]

135.15 – Unlawful Imprisonment; Defense.

§ 135.15 Unlawful imprisonment; defense. In any prosecution for unlawful imprisonment, it is an affirmative defense that (a) the person restrained was a child less than sixteen years old, and (b) the defendant was a relative of such child, and (c) his sole purpose was to assume control of such child.

135.20 – Kidnapping in the Second Degree.

§ 135.20 Kidnapping in the second degree. A person is guilty of kidnapping in the second degree when he abducts another person. Kidnapping in the second degree is a class B felony.

135.25 – Kidnapping in the First Degree.

§ 135.25 Kidnapping in the first degree. A person is guilty of kidnapping in the first degree when he abducts another person and when: 1. His intent is to compel a third person to pay or deliver money or property as ransom, or to engage in other particular conduct, or to refrain from engaging in […]

135.30 – Kidnapping; Defense.

§ 135.30 Kidnapping; defense. In any prosecution for kidnapping, it is an affirmative defense that (a) the defendant was a relative of the person abducted, and (b) his sole purpose was to assume control of such person.

135.35 – Labor Trafficking.

§ 135.35 Labor trafficking. A person is guilty of labor trafficking if he or she compels or induces another to engage in labor or recruits, entices, harbors, or transports such other person by means of intentionally: 1. requiring that the labor be performed to retire, repay, or service a real or purported debt that the […]