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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 576.010

Bribery of a public servant — penalty

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Rockne Miller v. Elizabeth L. Ziegler (2024)

Most recently applied in Rockne Miller v. Elizabeth L. Ziegler (July 2024)

Effective: 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories, see footnote; (L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

1. A person commits the offense of bribery of a public servant if he or she knowingly offers, confers or agrees to confer upon any public servant any benefit, direct or indirect, in return for:

(1) The recipient's official vote, opinion, recommendation, judgment, decision, action or exercise of discretion as a public servant; or

(2) The recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant.

2. It is no defense that the recipient was not qualified to act in the desired way because he or she had not yet assumed office, or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.

3. The offense of bribery of a public servant is a class E felony.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.