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2021 Texas Statutes
Penal Code
Title 8 - Offenses Against Public Administration
Chapter 36 - Bribery and Corrupt Influence
Section 36.09. Offering Gift to Public Servant
Universal Citation: TX Penal Code § 36.09 (2021)
Sec. 36.09. OFFERING GIFT TO PUBLIC SERVANT. (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.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
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