Penal Code section 520

Every person who extorts property or other consideration from another, under circumstances not amounting to robbery or carjacking, by means of force, or any threat, such as is mentioned in Section 519, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, three or four years.

Source: Section 520, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=520. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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§ 520’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_520

Original Source: Section 520, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=520. (last accessed May 12, 2025).