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Extortion Of Immigrants Engaging In Lawful Acts

It became law on May 20, 2021.

CO HB 21-1057 · House Bill · 2021A

Stage
Became law
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House
Sponsors
4
Latest action
May 20, 2021

What it does

Under current law, it is criminal extortion to threaten to report another person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to give the person money or another item of value. The act adds to that version of criminal extortion a prohibition against threatening to report a person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to perform an act or refrain from performing a lawful act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    May 20, 2021

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