Every person who gives or offers any bribe to any executive officer in this state, with intent to influence him in respect to any act, decision, vote, opinion, or other proceeding as such officer, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years, and is disqualified from holding any office in this state.
Cal. Penal Code § 67
OF CRIMES BY AND AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE STATE
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 81 Cal. App. 4th 1205 - Breakzone Billiards v. City of Torrance (2000)
Most recently applied in United States v. Christensen (July 2016)
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1139.
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