A person who, with intent to compel another to engage in or refrain from conduct, threatens to [commit any crime] [accuse anyone of a crime] [exposes a secret or publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject any person, living or deceased, to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to impair another's credit or business repute] [take or withhold official action as a public servant] [cause a public servant to take or withhold official action] is guilty of Criminal Coercion.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE

The State’s burden of proof is satisfied if the evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, the following essential elements:

1) On or about [month] [day] [year], in [County], North Dakota, the Defendant, ___________,threatened to [commit the crime of _______________] [accuse _______________ of the crime of _______________] [expose a secret or to publicize an asserted fact, whether true or false, tending to subject _______________ to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to impair _______________‘s credit or business repute] [take or withhold certain official action as a public servant] [cause a public servant to take or withhold certain official action, namely _______________]; and

2) The Defendant did so with intent to compel _______________ to engage in or refrain from certain conduct, namely _______________.

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DEFINITIONS [Insert relevant definitions. NDCC 12.1-01-04 and 12.1-02-02.]