Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 200.27 — Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 200.27
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 200.27 Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 200.27 — Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 200.27 Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree.
A public servant is guilty of receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree when he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person for having violated his duty as a public servant 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 the attempt to commit any such class A felony.
Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree is a class C felony.