§ 2906. Criminal coercion
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2906
§ 2906. Criminal coercion
(b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution based on paragraphs (a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(4) of this section that the actor believed the accusation or secret to be true or the proposed official action justified and that his intent was limited to compelling the other to behave in a way reasonably related to the circumstances which were the subject of the accusation, exposure or proposed official action, as by desisting from further misbehavior, making good a wrong done, refraining from taking any action or responsibility for which the actor believes the other disqualified.
Credits
1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective June 6, 1973.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2906, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2906
Current through Act 40 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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