Under current law, it is criminal extortion to threaten to report another person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to give the person money or another item of value. The act adds to that version of criminal extortion a prohibition against threatening to report a person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to perform an act or refrain from performing a lawful act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Statutes affected:
Introduced (02/16/2021): 18-3-207
Engrossed (03/01/2021): 18-3-207
Reengrossed (None): 18-3-207
Revised (04/20/2021): 18-3-207
Rerevised (04/21/2021): 18-3-207
Final Act (05/04/2021): 18-3-207
Signed Act (None): 18-3-207