§ 522
Obtaining a signature by extortion
Official text prohibited actmental stateif conditionpenaltylegal term
Every person who, by any extortionate means, obtains from another his signature to any paper or instrument, whereby, if such signature were freely given, any property would be transferred, or any debt, demand, charge, or right of action created, is punishable in the same manner as if the actual delivery of such debt, demand, charge, or right of action were obtained.
History: Enacted 1872.
Simplified explanation
Using extortionate means to get someone's signature on a paper that would transfer property or create a debt is punished as if the debt or right itself were obtained; no term is stated here.