Washington statute
RCW 9A.56.130 — Extortion in the second degree
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9A.56: Theft And Robbery, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9A.56.130
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
(1) A person is guilty of extortion in the second degree if he or she commits extortion by means of a wrongful threat as defined in RCW 9A.04.110(28) (d) through (j).
(2) In any prosecution under this section based on a threat to accuse any person of a crime or cause criminal charges to be instituted against any person, it is a defense that the actor reasonably believed the threatened criminal charge to be true and that his or her sole purpose was to compel or induce the person threatened to take reasonable action to make good the wrong which was the subject of such threatened criminal charge.
(3) Extortion in the second degree is a class C felony.
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Is extortion in the second degree a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Extortion in the second degree is a Class C Felony in Washington under RCW 9A.56.130.
Which Washington statute covers extortion in the second degree?
Extortion in the second degree is governed by RCW 9A.56.130 (Extortion in the second degree).
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