Cal. Penal Code § 518
Cal. Penal Code § 518
California · California Penal Code · Status: effective · Effective 2018-01-01
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- Cal. Penal Code § 518, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/887299
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(a) Extortion is the obtaining of property or other consideration from another, with his or her consent, or the obtaining of an official act of a public officer, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, “consideration” means anything of value, including sexual conduct as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 311.3, or an image of an intimate body part as defined in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (j) of Section 647.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), this section does not apply to a person under 18 years of age who has obtained consideration consisting of sexual conduct or an image of an intimate body part.