(a) A person commits an offense if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on a public servant that he knows the public servant is prohibited by law from accepting.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Penal Code § 36.09
OFFERING GIFT TO PUBLIC SERVANT
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Smith v. State (1998)
Most recently applied in Rodriguez v. State (March 2002)
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.