Louisiana § RS 14:66 - Extortion
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:66 — Extortion, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 14:66. Extortion
A. Extortion is the communication of threats to another with the intention thereby to obtain anything of value or any acquittance, advantage, or immunity of any description. Any of the following threats shall be sufficient to constitute extortion:
(1) A threat to do any unlawful injury to the person or property of the individual threatened or of any member of his family or of any other person held dear to him.
(2) A threat to accuse the individual threatened or any member of his family or any other person held dear to him of any crime. An offer to participate in a theft prevention program pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 215 shall not constitute a violation of the provisions of this Paragraph.
(3) A threat to expose or impute any deformity or disgrace to the individual threatened or to any member of his family or to any other person held dear to him.
(4) A threat to expose any secret affecting the individual threatened or any member of his family or any other person held dear to him.
(5) A threat to cause harm as retribution for participation in any legislative hearing or proceeding, administrative proceeding, or in any other legal action.
(6) A threat intended to compel a pregnant woman to have an abortion as defined in R.S. 14:87.1.
(7) A threat to do any other harm.
B. Whoever commits the crime of extortion shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor more than fifteen years.
Acts 2011, No. 243, §1; Acts 2018, No. 61, §2; Acts 2025, No. 275, §1.
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 14:66 cover?
Section RS 14:66 ("Extortion") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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