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N.Y. Pub. Off. Law § 75 — Bribery of members of the legislature

N.Y. Pub. Off. Law § 75

Type
Statute
Source
New York Public Officers Law
Jurisdiction
New York
Current through
Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 75. Bribery of members of the legislature. A person who gives or offers, or causes to be given or offered, a bribe, or any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, to a member of the legislature, or to a person who has been elected a member of the…

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N.Y. Pub. Off. Law § 75 — Bribery of members of the legislature is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 75. Bribery of members of the legislature. A person who gives or offers, or causes to be given or offered, a bribe, or any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, to a member of the legislature, or to a person who has been elected a member of the legislature, or attempts, directly or indirectly, by menace, deceit, suppression of truth, or other corrupt means, to influence such a member or person to give or withhold his vote, or to absent himself from the house of which he is, or is to become, a member, or from any committee thereof, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or by both.