2013 New York Consolidated Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title L - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Article 200 - (200.00 - 200.55) BRIBERY INVOLVING PUBLIC SERVANTS AND RELATED OFFENSES
200.12 - Bribe receiving in the first degree.


NY Penal L § 200.12 (2012) What's This?
 
  § 200.12 Bribe receiving in the first degree.
    A public servant is guilty of bribe receiving in the first degree when
  he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person
  upon  an  agreement  or  understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment,
  action, decision or exercise of discretion  as  a  public  servant  will
  thereby   be   influenced   in  the  investigation,  arrest,  detention,
  prosecution or incarceration of any person for the commission or alleged
  commission of a class A felony defined in article two hundred twenty  of
  the penal law or an attempt to commit any such class A felony.
    Bribe receiving in the first degree is a class B felony.

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