Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
Cal. Penal Code § 92
Bribery and Corruption
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case United States v. Frega (1999)
Most recently applied in 134 Cal. App. 4th 262 - In Re Koven (November 2005)
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1139.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.