Legislation
SECTION 135.61
Coercion in the second degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE H, ARTICLE 135
§ 135.61 Coercion in the second degree.
* A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he or she
commits the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section
135.60 of this article and thereby compels or induces a person to engage
in sexual intercourse, oral sexual conduct or anal sexual conduct as
such terms are defined in section 130 of the penal law.
* NB Effective until September 1, 2024
* A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he or she
commits the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section
135.60 of this article and thereby compels or induces a person to engage
in vaginal sexual contact, oral sexual contact or anal sexual contact as
such terms are defined in section 130.00 of this title.
* NB Effective September 1, 2024
Coercion in the second degree is a class E felony.
* A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he or she
commits the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section
135.60 of this article and thereby compels or induces a person to engage
in sexual intercourse, oral sexual conduct or anal sexual conduct as
such terms are defined in section 130 of the penal law.
* NB Effective until September 1, 2024
* A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree when he or she
commits the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section
135.60 of this article and thereby compels or induces a person to engage
in vaginal sexual contact, oral sexual contact or anal sexual contact as
such terms are defined in section 130.00 of this title.
* NB Effective September 1, 2024
Coercion in the second degree is a class E felony.