Section 519.
Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 519.
in effectFear, such as will constitute extortion, may be induced by a threat of any of the following:
1.
To do an unlawful injury to the person or property of the individual threatened or of a third person.
2.
To accuse the individual threatened, or a relative of his or her, or a member of his or her family, of a crime.
3.
To expose, or to impute to him, her, or them a deformity, disgrace, or crime.
4.
To expose a secret affecting him, her, or them.
5.
To report his, her, or their immigration status
or suspected immigration status.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026