§ 2-707. Criminal coercion.
A. It shall be unlawful to intentionally and wrongfully restrict another’s freedom of action to his detriment, by threatening to:
1. Commit any criminal offense; or
2. Accuse anyone wrongfully of a criminal offense; or
3. Expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to impair his credit or business reputation; or
4. Unlawfully take or withhold action as an official or cause an official to take or withhold action.
B. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution based on this section, except for subsection (A)(1) of this section, that the actor believed the accusation or secret to be true or the proposed official action justified and that his purpose was limited to compelling the other in a lawful manner to behave in a way reasonably related to the circumstances which were the subject of the accusation, exposure or proposed official action; for example, as by refraining from further misbehavior, making good a wrong done, refraining from taking any action or responsibility for which the actor believes the other disqualified.
C. Any person convicted of committing the criminal offense of criminal coercion shall be guilty of a crime punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by a term of imprisonment in the Tribal Jail not to exceed one year, or both. ONCA 22-33, eff. Apr. 25, 2022.