Penal Law (Amendment – Definition of Threat) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - הגדרת איום)
TL;DRThe bill changes the definition of a threat in the Penal Law to make it easier to prove extortion, and raises minimum and maximum penalties.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill amends Section 428 of the Penal Law (1977) to expand the definition of threat and intimidation. Under the amendment, a threat will exist even when it is carried out implicitly, through conveying messages, creating a representation or exploiting the status of the person making the threat, and not only through conduct or an explicit threat toward a single victim. The bill also sets that a person who receives money or a benefit from a business owner, without appropriate consideration or service, will be considered to have received the money under a threat, unless they have a legitimate explanation. The law's penalties will rise, with the minimum penalty being no less than three years in prison.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Opposition 56 seats
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Other plenum votes on this bill
Procedural votes that are not a reading of the bill (for example, a motion to send it back to committee) - so they are not shown as readings.
- Transfer of the bill between committees · July 4, 2023For 6 · Against 0 · Passed