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Penal Code - PEN
PART 1 - OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
TITLE 7 - OF CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
CHAPTER 1 - Bribery and Corruption
Section 96.
Universal Citation: CA Penal Code § 96 (2019)
96.
Every juror, or person drawn or summoned as a juror, or chosen arbitrator or umpire, or appointed referee, who either:
One—Makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict or decision for or against any party; or,
Two—Willfully and corruptly permits any communication to be made to him, or receives any book, paper, instrument, or information relating to any cause or matter pending before him, except according to the regular course of proceedings,
is punishable by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 242. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
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