{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.70","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 135.70","heading":"Coercion; no defense","body":"§ 135.70 Coercion; no defense.\n  The crimes of (a) coercion and attempt to commit coercion, and (b)\nbribe receiving by a labor official as defined in section 180.20, and\nbribe receiving as defined in section 200.05, are not mutually\nexclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for coercion or an\nattempt to commit coercion that, by reason of the same conduct, the\ndefendant also committed one of such specified crimes of bribe\nreceiving.","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/135.70","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"f9964f322870fb5a65497dce60a0c83787eacde9d87356bc7bb1cee6ca10e1ed","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.65","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}