The Hobbs Act — Extortion Under Color of Official Right (revised 2017) is a federal law that prohibits a public official from obtaining property from another person, through the use of fear, under the pretense of official right. It is a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. There are two types of Hobbs Act extortion: Hobbs Act extortion by fear, where the victim is threatened with physical violence or economic loss, and Hobbs Act extortion by wrongful use of power, where the public official misuses his or her position of authority to obtain money or property. In either case, the public official must have acted with the intent to obtain money or property from the victim. The Hobbs Act also applies to private citizens and organizations that conspire with a public official to commit extortion.