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USA Statutes : arizona
Title : Criminal Code
Chapter : BRIBERY

13-2601 Definition
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Employee" includes a person employed by an enterprise or an agent or fiduciary
of a principal.
2. "Employer" includes an enterprise or principal.
3. "Party officer" means a person who holds any position or office in a political
party, whether by election, appointment or otherwise.

13-2602 Bribery of a public servant or party officer; classification
A. A person commits bribery of a public servant or party officer if with corrupt
intent:
1. Such person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a public
servant or party officer with the intent to influence the public servant's or party
officer's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action in his official
capacity as a public servant or party officer; or
2. While a public servant or party officer, such person solicits, accepts or agrees
to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion,
judgment, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant or party officer may
thereby be influenced.
B. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that a person sought to be
influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way because such person had not yet
assumed office, lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.
C. Bribery of a public servant or party officer is a class 4 felony.

13-2603 Trading in public office; classification
A. A person commits trading in public office if with corrupt intent:
1. Such person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a public
servant or party officer upon an agreement or understanding that he will or may be
appointed to a public office or designated or nominated as a candidate for public office;
or
2. While a public servant or party officer, such person solicits, accepts or agrees
to accept any benefit from another upon an agreement or understanding that that person
will or may be appointed to a public office or designated or nominated as a candidate for
public office.
B. This section does not apply to contributions to political campaign funds or
other similar political contributions made without corrupt intent.
C. Trading in public office is a class 6 felony.

13-2604 Forfeiture and disqualification from office
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 13-904 and 13-912, a person convicted of
violating section 13-2602 or 13-2603 shall forever be disqualified from becoming a public
servant and shall, if such person is a public servant at the time of his conviction,
forfeit his office.

13-2605 Commercial bribery; classification; exception
A. A person commits commercial bribery if:
1. Such person confers any benefit on an employee without the consent of such
employee's employer, corruptly intending that such benefit will influence the conduct of
the employee in relation to the employer's commercial affairs, and the conduct of the
employee causes economic loss to the employer.
2. While an employee of an employer such employee accepts any benefit from another
person, corruptly intending that such benefit will influence his conduct in relation to
the employer's commercial affairs, and such conduct causes economic loss to the employer
or principal.
B. Commercial bribery is a class 5 felony if the value of the benefit is more than
one thousand dollars. Commercial bribery is a class 6 felony if the value of the benefit
is not more than one thousand dollars but not less than one hundred dollars. Commercial
bribery is a class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the benefit is less than one hundred
dollars.
C. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a person from recruiting an
employee of another employer unless, pursuant to an agreement between such person and the
employee that such employee engage in conduct which will cause economic loss to his
employer, such employee engages in conduct while an employee of his original employer and
such conduct causes economic loss to the employer.

13-2606 Offer to exert improper influence on public officer or employee for consideration; classification
A person who intentionally or knowingly obtains or seeks to obtain any benefit from
another person upon a claim or representation that he can or will improperly influence
the action of a public servant is guilty of a class 4 felony.

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