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Tex. Penal Code § 36.04

IMPROPER INFLUENCE

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Isassi v. State (2010)

Most recently applied in Ex Parte James Richard "Rick" Perry (July 2015)

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person commits an offense if he privately addresses a representation, entreaty, argument, or other communication to any public servant who exercises or will exercise official discretion in an adjudicatory proceeding with an intent to influence the outcome of the proceeding on the basis of considerations other than those authorized by law.

(b) For purposes of this section, "adjudicatory proceeding" means any proceeding before a court or any other agency of government in which the legal rights, powers, duties, or privileges of specified parties are determined.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.