{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-11.406","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 11.406","heading":"Criminal coercion.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of criminal coercion if, with purpose to unlawfully restrict another's freedom of action to his or her detriment, he or she threatens to:\n(1) Commit any criminal offense; or\n(2) Accuse anyone of a criminal offense; or\n(3) Take or withhold action as an official, or cause an official to take or withhold action.\n(b) Criminal coercion is classified as a misdemeanor.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAW AND ORDER","PART 11—COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES AND LAW AND ORDER CODE","Subpart D—Criminal Offenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"4fb29b2f0eaad207e434f6e336fc6479b7e3ae2c1ac7d27f99cbcac054acdd29","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-11.405","next":"us/25-cfr-11.407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}