{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.070","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.36.070","heading":"Coercion.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he or she has a legal right to engage in.\n(2) \"Threat\" as used in this section means:\n(a) To communicate, directly or indirectly, the intent immediately to use force against any person who is present at the time; or\n(b) Threats as defined in *RCW 9A.04.110(27) (a), (b), or (c).\n(3) Coercion is a gross misdemeanor.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.36"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.36.070","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:10Z","sha256":"1fc94a8e5b196b0e2670a92514794d489816e2e579d687cc755466d0dd88f502","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.060","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.36.078"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}