{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "135.61", "citation": "Penal Law § 135.61", "heading": "Coercion in the second degree", "text": ["§ 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 vaginal sexual contact, oral sexual contact or anal sexual contact as such terms are defined in section 130.00 of this title.", "Coercion in the second degree is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/135.61", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits second-degree coercion by **committing third-degree coercion under § 135.60 and thereby compelling or inducing someone to engage in vaginal, oral, or anal sexual contact as defined in § 130.00**. ★ It is a **class E felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/135.61", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}