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2007 SESSION

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HB 1921 Extortion; withholding immigration document.

Introduced by: H. Morgan Griffith | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Extortion by withholding immigration document.  Provides that any person who confiscates, withholds or threatens to withhold any actual or purported passport, immigration document or other government identification document and thereby extorts money, property, or pecuniary benefit is guilty of a Class 5 felony.  This bill is similar to SB 815.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Extortion by withholding immigration document.  Provides that any person who knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person and thereby extorts money, property, or pecuniary benefit or any note, bond, or other evidence of debt from him or any other person is guilty of a Class 5 felony.