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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.070 (2026)

Coercion

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(1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he or she has a legal right to engage in.
(2) "Threat" as used in this section means:
(a) To communicate, directly or indirectly, the intent immediately to use force against any person who is present at the time; or
(b) Threats as defined in *RCW 9A.04.110(27) (a), (b), or (c).
(3) Coercion is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2011 c 336 s 361; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.36.070.]

Notes:

*Reviser's note: RCW 9A.04.110 was amended by 2011 c 166 s 2, changing subsection (27) to subsection (28).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: State v. Stockton, 647 P.2d 21 (Wash. 1982).
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State v. Stockton, 647 P.2d 21 (Wash. 1982). · cites it 4× “He further contends his actions, if criminal, were not extortion but coercion and are covered by the coercion statute, RCW 9A.36.070: (1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat *531 he compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal…”
City of Seattle v. Ivan, 856 P.2d 1116 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “090(A) tracks precisely the language of RCW 9A.36.070, the state coercion statute.”
State v. Snapp, 82 P.3d 252 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “050); (g) Coercion (RCW 9A.36.070); (h) Burglary in the first degree (RCW 9A.”
State v. Abdi-Issa, 504 P.3d 223 (Wash. 2022). “050); (vii) Coercion (RCW 9A.36.070); (viii) Burglary in the first degree (RCW 9A.”
State of Washington v. Lars Ronson Braun, 502 P.3d 884 (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Another statute, RCW 9A.36.070, defines “coercion” as follows: (1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he or she has a…”
State v. Clark, 283 P.3d 1116 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “100 states: (2)(a) A person is guilty of trafficking in the second degree when such person: (i) Recruits, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means another person knowing that force, fraud, or coercion as defined in RCW 9A.36.070 will be used to cause the person to…”
State v. Snapp, 82 P.3d 252 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “050); (g) Coercion (RCW 9A.36.070); (h) Burglary in the first degree (RCW 9A.”
In re the Pers. Restraint of Washington, 106 P.3d 763 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “050); (g) Coercion (RCW 9A.36.070); (h) Burglary in the first degree (RCW 9A.”
State Of Washington, V Jason A. Mcclure (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “The question is whether that promise constituted valuable intangible “property” supporting an extortion conviction or merely involved coercion under RCW 9A.36.070(1) – Williams abstaining from conduct that he had the legal right to engage in.”
State Of Washington, V. Jeremy Fenney (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “100, (1) A person is guilty of trafficking in the first degree when: (a) Such person: (i) Recruits, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, buys, purchases, or receives by any means another person knowing, or in reckless disregard of the fact, (A) that force, fraud, or coercion…”
Blomstrom v. Tripp (Wash. 2017). “041), coercion(RCW 9A.36.070), reckless burning (RCW 9A.”
State Of Washington v. Andre R. Sargent (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “Although felony harassment is not necessarily a physical or property crime, it is clearly a crime that can be committed against a family or household member and one that has the risk of creating substantial psychological harm.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.070(1) — 1 case
State Of Washington, V Jason A. Mcclure (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “The question is whether that promise constituted valuable intangible “property” supporting an extortion conviction or merely involved coercion under RCW 9A.36.070(1) – Williams abstaining from conduct that he had the legal right to engage in.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.070(2)(b) — 1 case
State of Washington v. Lars Ronson Braun, 502 P.3d 884 (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “Another statute, RCW 9A.36.070, defines “coercion” as follows: (1) A person is guilty of coercion if by use of a threat he or she compels or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a legal right to abstain from, or to abstain from conduct which he or she has a…”
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