{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.61","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 135.61","heading":"Coercion in the second degree","body":"§ 135.61 Coercion in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he or she\ncommits the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section\n135.60 of this article and thereby compels or induces a person to engage\nin vaginal sexual contact, oral sexual contact or anal sexual contact as\nsuch terms are defined in section 130.00 of this title.\n  Coercion in the second degree is a class E felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation","Article 135. Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/135.61","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"da7d27c9b9d018889716f32ddbd5fedc2503ae94a48085a3fbc2b3e2729a17bb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.60","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}