{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "135.70", "citation": "Penal Law § 135.70", "heading": "Coercion; no defense", "text": ["§ 135.70 Coercion; no defense.", "The crimes of (a) coercion and attempt to commit coercion, and (b) bribe receiving by a labor official as defined in section 180.20, and bribe receiving as defined in section 200.05, are not mutually exclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for coercion or an attempt to commit coercion that, by reason of the same conduct, the defendant also committed one of such specified crimes of bribe receiving."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/135.70", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "**Coercion or attempted coercion** and **bribe receiving by a labor official (section 180.20)** or **bribe receiving (section 200.05)** are **not mutually exclusive**. ★ It is **no defense** to a coercion or attempted-coercion charge that the **same conduct also amounted to one of those bribe-receiving crimes**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/135.70", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}