Connecticut General Statutes/Title 53a/Chapter 952/Section 53a-148

CGS § 53a-148. Bribe receiving: Class C felony.

(a) A public servant or a person selected to be a public servant is guilty of bribe receiving if he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept from another person any benefit for, because of, or as consideration for his decision, opinion, recommendation or vote.

(b) Bribe receiving is a class C felony.

Short History

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 150; P.A. 80-479, S. 3; P.A. 92-260, S. 61; P.A. 03-259, S. 47.)

Long History

History: P.A. 80-479 applied provisions to persons selected to be public servants and reworded Subsec. (a); P.A. 92-260 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “another” with “another person”; P.A. 03-259 amended Subsec. (b) to change bribe receiving from a class D felony to a class C felony.

Citations

Offense under Sec. 29-9 is not a lesser included offense. 201 C. 379. Cited. 208 C. 411; 214 C. 657; 229 C. 716.

Cited. 5 CA 125; 14 CA 322; 17 CA 486; 20 CA 386; 22 CA 449.

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