Section 640:6 - Compensation for ServicesA person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
I.Being a public servant, he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he has or is likely to have an official discretion to exercise; orII.He gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is prohibited by paragraph I. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.