SB175 - Updating offenses of extortion and attempted extortion
West Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Introduced byMichael A. Woelfel, Rupert W. Phillips, William Chandler Swope
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
The purpose of this bill is to modify the offenses of extortion and attempted extortion, including threats to publish images of a person's intimate body parts as a means of committing extortion or attempted extortion. The bill defines the phrase "anything of value, or other consideration" to include certain defined sexual acts and defining images of intimate body parts. Finally, the bill sets forth criminal penalties.
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Engrossed
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