N.Y. Penal Law § 200.04

Current through 2024 NY Law Chapters 1-50, 52-55, 57, 61-117
Section 200.04 - Bribery in the first degree

A person is guilty of bribery in the first degree when the person confers, or offers or agrees to confer :

(1) any benefit upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced in the investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution or incarceration of any person for the commission or alleged commission of a class A felony defined in article two hundred twenty of this part or an attempt to commit any such class A felony; or
(2) any benefit valued in excess of one hundred thousand dollars upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced.

Bribery in the first degree is a class B felony.

N.Y. Penal Law § 200.04

Amended by New York Laws 2014, ch. 55,Sec. H-A-19, eff. 4/30/2014.