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2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Chapter 521 - Bribery and corrupt influences
521.050 Providing a pecuniary benefit for bribery of a public servant.

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521.050 Providing a pecuniary benefit for bribery of a public servant. (1) (2) (3) (4) A person is guilty of providing a pecuniary benefit for bribery of a public servant when, while not engaging in the bribery directly, he intentionally provides the pecuniary benefit to the person who offers or accepts the bribe. It is a defense under this section if a person provides the pecuniary benefit, confers, or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant as a result of conduct of the public servant which constitutes extortion or coercion. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way because he had not yet assumed office, because he lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason. Providing a pecuniary benefit for bribery of a public servant is a Class C felony. Effective: July 15, 1994 History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 477, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.
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