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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17-A, § 606

Improper compensation for services

PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).

1. A person is guilty of improper compensation for services if:

A. 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; or

B. He gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is prohibited by paragraph A.

2. Improper compensation for services is a Class E crime.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.