Commercial bribery
Commercial bribery is when someone in a trusted job role — like an employee, lawyer, doctor, trustee, or referee — secretly takes money or gifts to break the rules of their job. It also covers people who are paid to give honest reviews or ratings but take money to change what they say. And it covers anyone who offers that money or gift in the first place. This is a class A misdemeanor.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
570.150. Commercial — . — 1. A person commits the of commercial bribery if he or she:
(1) , accepts or agrees to accept any as for violating or agreeing to violate a , which he or she is subject to as:
(a) An or employee of another;
(b) A , or other ;
(c) A lawyer, physician, accountant, or other professional adviser or informant;
(d) An officer, , partner, manager or other participant in the direction of the affairs of an incorporated or ; or
(e) An or other purportedly or ;
(2) As a person who holds himself or herself out to the public as being engaged in the business of making disinterested selection, or criticism of commodities or services, solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit to influence his or her selection, appraisal or criticism;
(3) Confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit the acceptance of which would be criminal under (1) and (2) of this section.
2. The offense of commercial bribery is a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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