Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 180.08 — Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 180.08
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 180.08 Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 180.08 — Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 180.08 Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree.
An employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of commercial bribe receiving in the first degree when, without the consent of his employer or principal, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that such benefit will influence his conduct in relation to his employer's or principal's affairs, and when the value of the benefit solicited, accepted or agreed to be accepted exceeds one thousand dollars and causes economic harm to the employer or principal in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars.
Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree is a class E felony.