Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 639 — Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses
Cal. Penal Code § 639
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1995-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Every person who gives, offers, or agrees to give to any director, officer, or employee of a financial institution any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any money, property, or thing of value for his own personal benefit or of personal advantage, for procuring or endeavoring to procure for any…
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Cal. Penal Code § 639 — Of Other and Miscellaneous Offenses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Every person who gives, offers, or agrees to give to any director, officer, or employee of a financial institution any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any money, property, or thing of value for his own personal benefit or of personal advantage, for procuring or endeavoring to procure for any person a loan or extension of credit from such financial institution is guilty of a felony.
As used in this section and Section 639a, “financial institution” means any person or persons engaged in the business of making loans or extending credit or procuring the making of loans or extension of credit, including, but not limited to, state and federal banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, industrial loan companies, personal property brokers, consumer finance lenders, commercial finance lenders, credit unions, escrow companies, title insurance companies, insurance companies, small business investment companies, pawnbrokers, and retirement funds.
As used in this section and Section 639a the word “person” includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, company, syndicate, estate, trust, business trust, or organization of any kind.