Statute · California Penal Code
Cal. Penal Code § 96.5 — Bribery and Corruption
Cal. Penal Code § 96.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Penal Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2000-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) Every judicial officer, court commissioner, or referee who commits any act that he or she knows perverts or obstructs justice, is guilty of a public offense punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.
Citator
Cal. Penal Code § 96.5 — Bribery and Corruption is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Every judicial officer, court commissioner, or referee who commits any act that he or she knows perverts or obstructs justice, is guilty of a public offense punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits prosecution under paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 182 of the Penal Code or any other law.