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Back 50 State Chart: Criminal Penalties for Public Corr
This table is intended to provide general information and does not necessarily address all aspects of this topic. Because the facts of each situation may vary, this information may need to be supplemented by consulting legal advisors
Some states specify that violations of the state's ethics law are also violations of criminal law and impose penalties accordingly. Other states have statutes, in addition to or in place of ethics laws, which are in the state's penal or criminal codes and cover similar behaviors. In the table below, "EC" indicates statutes found in ethics code; "CC" or "PC" indicates statutes found in criminal code. Updated November 2013
Penalties for Public Corruption/Violations of State Ethics Laws
Use of official position or office for personal gain
Offering, soliciting, or accepting things of value from a lobbyist, subordinate of a lobbyist, or principal
Use or disclosure of confidential information gained in the course or by reason of their position for personal financial gain
Voting in matters with financial interest
Service on regulatory boards and commissions regulating business with which person associated
Representation of client or constituent before board, regulatory body, etc.
Entering into contracts which are to be paid out of government funds
Offering, soliciting thing of value to or by member of regulatory body
Actions of former public officials or public employees prohibited for two years after departure
Failure to file statement of economic interests
Failure to submit statements of economic interests by candidates
Reports made by persons who are related to public officials or public employees who represent persons before regulatory body or contract with state
False reporting for the purpose of influencing legislation
Offering, conferring or agreeing to confer any thing of value upon a public servant with the intent that the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action in his official capacity will thereby be corruptly influenced (Bribery)
Public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant will thereby be corruptly influenced (Bribery)
Unintentional violation of Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees: See violations above for Intentional violations of Code of Ethics for Public Officials, Employees
Knowingly makes or transmits a false report or complaint
Intentional violation of financial disclosure statute
Intentionally violates the Code of Ethics chapter relating to secrecy
Conferring, offering, or agreeing to confer a benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision, or exercise of official discretion (Bribery)
Public servant solicits a benefit with the intent that the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision, or exercise of discretion as a public servant will be influenced; or accepts or agrees to accept a benefit upon an agreement or understanding that the
Public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision, or exercise of discretion as a public servant will be influenced (Receiving a bribe)
CC AS §11.56.100
CC AS §11.56.110
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $100,000
Failure to report bribery or receiving a bribe
Knowing or intentionally false accusations to the ethics committee Official misconduct with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or deprive another person of a benefit
Tampering with public records in the second degree CC §11.56.120
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $10,000
Impersonating a public servant CC §11.56.830 Class B Misdemeanor
Max. imprisonment 90 days; max. fine $2,000
Tampering with public records in the first degree CC §11.56.815 Class C Felony
Max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $50,000
Bribery of a public servant or party officer
Max. imprisonment 1.5-3 years; max. fine $150,000
Violation of conflict of interest statute
Represents another person for compensation before a public agency by which the officer or employee is or was employed within the preceding twelve months or on which the officer or employee serves or served within the preceding twelve months concerning any matter with which the officer or employee was directly concerned and in which the officer or employee personally participated during the officer's or employee's employment or service by a substantial and material exercise of administrative discretion
Uses or discloses confidential information gained in the course or by reason of their position for personal financial gain
Receives directly or indirectly compensation other than as provided by law for any service rendered or to be rendered by him personally in any case, proceeding, application, or other matter which is pending before the public agency of which he is a public officer or employee
Offering, soliciting, or accepting things of value
EC §38-503
EC §38-504
EC §38-505
Max. imprisonment 6-18 months; max. fine $150,000
Recklessly or negligently:
Violates the conflict of interest statute
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. $2,500 fine
Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding of appointment or designated or nominated candidacy
Offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit and the receipt of benefit
Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any benefit as compensation or consideration for having a public servant given a decision, opinion, recommendation, or vote favorable to another
Max. imprisonment 6 years; max. fine $10,000
Failure of member or member-elect of General Assembly to report any goods or services sold during the previous calendar year having a total annual value in excess of $1,000 to an office, department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, legislative body, agency, or other establishment
EC §21-8-901
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $2,500
Using to attempting to use official position to secure special privileges or exemptions
Accepting employment or engaging in any public or professional activity while serving as a public official which he or she might reasonably expect would require or induce him or her to disclose any information acquired by him or her by reason of his or her official position declared to be confidential
Disclosing any such confidential information gained by reason of his or her position
Using confidential information for his or her person gain or benefit
Max. imprisonment 90 days; max. fine $1,000
Knowingly or willfully accepting unlawful compensation for speeches or appearances
CC §5-52-108
Receiving a gift or compensation for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of his official position
Purposely use or disclose to any other person or entity confidential government information acquired in the course of official duties
$50-$2,000 fine
Failure to file, or falsely filing the financial disclosure statement required of state employees
Max. fine $50-$500
Bribery of any ministerial officer, employee, or appointee of the state
Asking, receiving, or agreeing to receive a bribe by a judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, and every person authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy
Asking, receiving, or agreeing to receive a bribe by an executive or ministerial officer, employee, or appointee of the state
Imprisonment 2-4 years and fine If bribe was not actually received:
Giving or offering a bribe to any executive officer
Imprisonment for 2-4 years and disqualified from holding any office in the state
Giving or offering a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire
Imprisonment for 2-4 years
Offering , conferring, or agreeing to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant
While a public servant, soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action as a public servant will thereby be influenced
Max. imprisonment 4-12 years; max. fine $3,000-$750,000
Public servant lawfully or unlawfully comes into possession of any public moneys or public property and knowingly converts any of such public moneys or property to his own use or to any use other than the public use authorized by law (Embezzlement of public property)
CC §18-8-407
Max. imprisonment 1-3 years; max. fine $1,000-$100,000
Soliciting , accepting , or agreeing to accept any pecuniary benefit as compensation for having, as a public servant, given a decision, opinion, recommendation, or vote favorable to another or for having otherwise exercised a discretion in his favor, whether or not he has in so doing violated his duty (Compensation for past official behavior)
Requiring or directing a bidder or contractor to deal with a particular person in procuring any goods or service required in submitting a bid to or fulfilling a contract with the government
Max. imprisonment 1-1.5 years; max. fine $1,000-$100,000
Max. imprisonment 6-18 months; max. fine $500-$5,000
Requesting a pecuniary benefit for the performance of an official action by a public servant that the public servant knows he is required to perform that action without compensation or at a level of compensation lower than that requested (Soliciting unlawful compensation)
Failing to disclose a conflict of interest in connection with a government contract, purchase, payment, or other pecuniary transaction
First degree official misconduct (With intent to personally benefit, or to maliciously harm another, unauthorized exercise of official function or refraining from performing official duties or violating any statute or rule relating to office) CC §18-8-304
Max. imprisonment 3-12 months; max. fine $250-$1,000
Second degree official misconduct (Knowingly, arbitrarily or capriciously refraining from performing an official job function or violating any statute or rule relating to office)
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $500
A public officer, member of the general assembly, local government official, or employee whose conduct departs from his fiduciary duty is liable to the people of the state as a trustee of property and shall suffer such other liabilities as a private fiduciary would suffer for abuse of his trust (Public trust - breach of fiduciary duty)
A public officer, a member of the general assembly, a local government official, or an employee shall not:
Accept a gift of substantial value given in attempt to influence official action
Accept a fee, a contingent fee, or any other compensation, except his official compensation provided by statute, for promoting or opposing the passage of legislation
Lobby, solicit lobbying business or contracts, or otherwise establish a lobbying business or practice respecting issues before the general assembly prior to the expiration of his or her term
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept by a public official or a person selected to be a public servant from another person any benefit for, because of, or as consideration for his decision, opinion, recommendation or vote
Max. imprisonment 1-10 years; max. fine $10,000
No former executive branch or quasi-public agency public official or state employee shall represent anyone other than the state concerning any particular matter in which he participated personally and substantially while in state service or in which the state has substantial interest
No former executive branch or quasi-public agency public official or state employee shall, for one year after leaving state service, represent anyone other than the state for compensation before the department, agency, board, commission, council or office in which he served at the time of his termination of service, concerning any matter in which the state has substantial interest
Disclosing or using confidential information for personal financial gain by former official or employee
Having financial interest in or engaging in any business, employment, transaction or professional activity, which is in conflict with the proper discharge of his duties
Accepting other employment which will either impair his independence of judgment as to his official duties or induce him to disclose confidential information acquired by him in the course of his official duties
Willfully and knowingly disclose for financial gain confidential information
Soliciting or accepting anything of value based on any understanding that the vote, official action or judgment of the public official, candidate, or state employee would be or had been influenced thereby
No public official shall accept a fee or honorarium for an article, appearance or speech, or for participation at an event in the official’s official capacity
Giving or accepting, directly or indirectly, any gifts
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $2,000
Max. imprisonment 1-5 years; max. fine $5,000 (Penalty found in Chap. 10 §1-89)
Failing to report bribery of a public servant
Max. 1 year imprisonment; max. fine $2,000
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept a bribe
CC 5 §1201
CC 5 §1203
Max. 5 years imprisonment
Restrictions on representing another’s interest before the state
Restrictions on contracting with the state
Ban on unauthorized disclosure of confidential information
EC 58 §5805
Max. 1 year imprisonment; max. fine $10,000
Knowingly filing a financial disclosure report or a false council or board membership disclosure report that is false in any material respect
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept any personal benefit for engaging official conduct which the public servant is required or authorized to perform, and for which the public servant is not entitled to any special or additional compensation (Receiving unlawful gratuities)
EC 58 §5815
CC 5 §1206
CC 5 §1211
CC 5 §1212
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $2,300
Willful failure to file a financial disclosure report or council or board membership disclosure report
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $1,150
Corruptly soliciting, demanding, accepting, or agreeing to accept anything of value, directly or indirectly by an official; Corruptly offering, giving, or agreeing to give anything of value, directly or indirectly, to a public servant
Max. 10 years imprisonment; Fine of $25,000 or 3 times the monetary equivalent of the thing of value, whichever is greater
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $10,000
Max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $1,000
-Corrupting or attempting, directly or indirectly, to corrupt any public official
Max. 6 months-5 year imprisonment
Felony of the second degree Max . imprisonment 15 years; max. fine $15,000
Felony of the third degree Max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $5,000
No officer or employee of the state, or of any county or municipality thereof, shall:
Use his or her official authority to influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or a nomination of office or coercing or influencing another person’s vote or affecting the result thereof
Directly or indirectly coerce or attempt to coerce, command, or advise any other officer or employee to pay, lend, contribute any part of his or her salary, or any money, or anything else of value to any party, committee, organization, agency, or person for political purposes
Max. fine $1,000
Directly or indirectly soliciting, receiving, accepting, or agreeing to receive a thing of value by a public official through inducing the reasonable belief that the giving of the thing will influence his or her performance or failure to perform any official action (Bribery)
Giving or offering to give to public official any benefit, reward, or consideration to which he or she is not entitled with the purpose of influencing him or her in the performance of any act related to the functions of his or her office or employment
Max. imprisonment 20 years; max. fine $5,000
Influencing of legislative action by state and local government officers or employees
Influencing of officer or employee of state or political subdivision by another officer or employee
Max. fine $100,000; max. imprisonment 1-5 years
Stealing, embezzling, altering, corrupting, withdrawing, falsifying, or avoiding any record, process, charter, gift, grant, conveyance, or contract
Knowingly and willfully take off, discharge, or conceal any issue, forfeited recognizance, or other forfeiture
Forging, defacing, or falsifying any document or instrument recorded or any registry, acknowledgment, or certificate
Altering, defacing, or falsifying any minutes, document, book, or any proceeding whatever of or belonging to any public office within this state
Max. imprisonment 2-10 years
Selling office or dividing fees
Max. imprisonment 1-3 years
Willfully and intentionally violating the terms of public oath
Knowingly making and delivering an official certificate or writing containing any statement which he knows to be false
Max. imprisonment 1-5 years
False acknowledgements, certificates, or statements of appearance or oath by officer authorized to do same
Assault under color of office without lawful justification
Malpractice, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office
Using oppression or tyrannical partiality in the administration or under the color of his or her office
When required by law, willfully refusing or failing to preside in or hold his or her court at the regular terms thereof, or when it is his or her duty under the law to do so
Using any other deliberate means to delay or avoid the due course or proceeding of law; or
Willfully and knowingly demanding more cost than he or she is entitled to by law in the administration and under color of his or her office
Unlawful taking by a public officer, under color of his office, from any person of any money or thing of value that is not due to him or more than is due to him (Extortion)
Coercion of other officer or employee to give anything of value for political purposes
Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept, directly or indirectly, a bribe
Conferring, or offering or agreeing to confer, directly or indirectly, a bribe
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $25,000
Asking, receiving or agreeing to receive any bribe by judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator or umpire, and every person authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy
No state agency official, judicial official or legislator shall solicit, accept or agree to accept any pecuniary benefit from any person interested in their official actions.
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept compensation for past official behavior
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept compensation for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he has or is likely to have an official discretion to exercise.
Soliciting, receiving, agreeing to receive, or agreeing that any political party or other person shall receive any pecuniary benefit for approval or disapproval of an appointment or advancement in public service, or for approval or disapproval of any person or transaction for any benefit conferred by an official or agency of the government.
Using public position for personal gain
Intentional failure to disclose a conflict of interest by a public official
Civil Offense; up to $500 fine
Receiving, retaining or agreeing to accept any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept knowing that the property or personal advantage was promised or tendered with intent to cause to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness
Soliciting, receiving, retaining or agreeing to accept any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept pursuant to an understanding that he or she shall improperly influence or attempt to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness.
With intent to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, promising or tendering any property or personal advantage
CC 720 ILCS 5/33-1 Class 2 felony
Max. 3-7 years imprisonment; max. fine $25,000
Willful filing of false or incomplete financial disclosure statement
Legislators engaging in lobbying
Legislators who participate in representation cases unlawfully
Engaging in prohibited political activities (state employees engaging in political activities during compensated time, state officials requiring them to do so)
Prohibited offer or promise (candidates and state officers promising jobs or other compensation in return for contributions)
Procurement; revolving door prohibition.
Fundraising in Sangamon County (during legislative session)
EC 5 ILCS 420/4A-107
EC 5 ILCS 420/2-101
EC 5 ILCS 420/2-104
EC 5 ILCS 430/5-15
EC 5 ILCS 430/5-30
EC 5 ILCS 430/5-45
EC 5 ILCS 430/5-40
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $2,500, or the amount specified in the offense, whichever is greater
Legislators who accept other compensation for their official duties
EC 5 ILCS 420/2-103
Conferring, offering, or agreeing to confer on a public servant, either before or after the public servant becomes appointed, elected, or qualified a bribe
Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept either before or after the person becomes appointed, elected, or qualified, any property, except property the person is authorized by law to accept, a bribe
Max. imprisonment 2-8 years;
Knowingly or intentionally performs an act that the public servant is forbidden by law to perform
Performs an act the public servant is not authorized by law to perform, with intent to obtain any property for himself or herself
Knowingly or intentionally solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from an appointee or employee any property other than what the public servant is authorized by law to accept as a condition of continued employment
Knowingly or intentionally acquires or divests himself or herself of a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction, or enterprise or aids another person to do so based on information obtained by virtue of the public servant's office that official action that has not been made public is contemplated;
Knowingly or intentionally fails to deliver public records and property in the public servant's custody to the public servant's successor in office when that successor qualifies; or
Knowingly or intentionally fails to pay damages due a township in a civil action under IC 36-6-4-17(b) (conflict of interest)
Max. imprisonment 6 months-3 years; Max. fine $10,000
Receiving a personal benefit because of privileged information, neglecting to pass on public records and property to successor, among other things (official misconduct)
Knowingly or intentionally profiteering from public service CC §35-44-1-7
Failure to file a statement in a timely manner or filing a deficient statement
Max. fine of $10 for each day the statement remains delinquent or deficient, up to a maximum of $1,000; if intentional, Class A infraction and subject to penalties listed in §4-2-6-12
A current state officer, employee, or special state appointee shall not knowingly:
Accept other employment involving compensation of substantial value if the responsibilities of that employment are inherently incompatible with the responsibilities of public office or require the individual’s recusal from matters so central or critical to the performance of the individual’s office duties that the individual’s ability to perform those duties would be materially impaired
Accept employment or engage in business or professional activity that would require the individual to disclose confidential information that was gained in the course of state employment
Use or attempt to use the individual’s official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions that are of substantial value and not properly available to similarly situated individuals outside state government
No state officer or employee, former state officer or employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee shall accept any compensation from any employment, transaction, or investment which was entered into or made as a result of material information of a confidential nature
A state officer, employee, or special state employee may not receive compensation for the sale or lease of any property or service which substantially exceeds that which the state officer, employee, or special state appointee would charge in the ordinary course of business and from any person whom they know, or in the exercise of reasonable care and diligence should know, has a business relationship with the agency in which he or she holds a position
EC §4-2-6-12
The Commission may take any of the following actions (in response to these violations):
Giving false information on authorized receipts, returns, entries or certificates; falsifying public records or falsely purporting something to be a public record (felonious misconduct in office)
With the intent to improperly influence a public official, offering, giving or promising to give, directly or indirectly, to any public official any benefit, reward or consideration which the public official is not permitted by law to accept
Intentionally requesting, receiving or agreeing to receive, directly or indirectly, any benefit, reward or consideration, which the public official is not permitted by law to accept, with the intent to improperly influence such public official CC §21-6001
Max. fine $100,000; Max. imprisonment 34 months;
Knowingly destroying, tampering with or concealing evidence of a crime (official misconduct)
CC §21-6002
Max. fine $100,000; max. imprisonment 23 months
Willfully submitting to a governmental entity a claim for expenses which is false or duplicates another claim (official misconduct)
Permitting a false claim
CC §21-6004
If claim less than $1000, class A nonperson misdemeanor
If claim is $1,000-$25,000, severity level 9 nonperson felony
Max. fine $100,000; max. 17 months in prison
If claim is $25,000 but less than $100,000, severity level 7, nonperson felony
Max. fine $100,000; Max. 34 months in prison
CC §21-6005
Max . imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $2,500
If claim is $100,000 or more, severity level 5, nonperson felony, fine of up to $300,000; up to 136 months in prison
Using a state vehicle, aircraft or vessel for personal use; Willfully failing to serve civil process as required by law; Using confidential information for personal benefit or to harm another; Disclosing confidential information in procurement (official misconduct)
Failure by state employees and officials to file a true disclosure form, as required for representation cases, certain contracts as well as personal economic interests
Compensation for past official acts
CC §21-6003
Class B non person misdemeanor
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $1,000;
Unlawful use of state postage.
CC §21-6006
Max. imprisonment 1 month; max. fine $500
EC §11A.990
Public servant obtains money or property subject to a known legal obligation, treats the money or property as his own and fails to make the required payment or disposition, can be committed in degrees (abuse of public trust)
Class D felony if the value of the offense is less than $10,000;
Max. imprisonment 1-5 years (see below for fines)
Giving and taking bribes applying to legislators and state officials
Political payroll padding
Malfeasance in office Retains or diverts for his own use or the use of any other person or political organization, any part of the salary or fees allowed by law to any other public officer or public employee, unless authorized in writing by the said public officer or public employee (Public salary deduction)
Public salary extortion
CC RS §14:139
CC RS §14:134
CC RS §14:135
CC RS §14:36
Max 5 years; Max. $5,000 fine
Giving or offering to give, directly or indirectly, anything of apparent present or prospective value to a public official, with the intent to influence his conduct in relation to his position, employment, or duty (Public bribery)
CC RS §14:118
Public contract fraud includes deriving a personal benefit from a public contract.
CC RS §14:138
CC RS §14:140
Max. 2 years imprisonment; Max. fine of $1,000
Any violation of the Code of Ethics by an elected official, public employee, or other person
EC RS §42.1101; penalties found in
A public servant, party official, candidate for electoral office or voter, solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit from another knowing or believing the other's purpose to be influencing the other's action, decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, nomination or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official or voter, or fails to report to a law enforcement officer that he has been offered or promised a pecuniary benefit
A person promises, offers, or gives any pecuniary benefit to another with the intention of influencing the other's action, decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, nomination or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official or voter
A person promises, offers or gives any pecuniary benefit to another with the intention of obtaining the other's signature on an absentee ballot under Title 21-A, chapter 9, subchapter IV, or referendum petition under Title 21-A, chapter 11, or that person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit from another knowing or believing the other's purpose is to obtain that person's signature on an absentee ballot or referendum petition, or fails to report to a law enforcement officer that the person has been offered or promised a pecuniary benefit
Improper compensation for past action
Purchase of public office
A public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit from a person if the public servant knows or reasonably should know that the purpose of the donor in making the gift is to influence the public servant in the performance of the public servant's official duties or vote, or is intended as a reward for action on the part of the public servant (improper gifts to public servants)
A person knowingly gives, offers, or promises any pecuniary benefit that the purpose of the donor in making the gift is to influence the public servant in the performance of the public servant's official duties or vote, or is intended as a reward for action on the part of the public servant (improper gifts to public servants)
A public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he has or is likely to have an official discretion to exercise (Improper compensation for service)
A person gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is improper compensation for service(Improper compensation for service)
A public servant, acting with the intention to benefit himself or another or to harm another, knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office, or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office (Official oppression)
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $1,000
A person may not bribe or attempt to bribe a public employee to influence the public employee in the performance of an official duty of the public employee
A public employee may not demand or receive a bribe, fee, reward, or testimonial to: (1)influence the performance of the official duties of the public employee; or (2) neglect or fail to perform the official duties of the public employee.
Max. 2-12 years imprisonment; max. $500-$1,000 fine. Those convicted can’t vote or hold a state office of profit or trust.
Having financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a contract made by a state agency, in which the commonwealth or a state agency is an interested party, of which the public employee has knowledge or has reason to know
Max. state prison 5 years, or jail or house of correction for max 2 ½ years; Max. $10,000 fine
Direct or indirect corrupt gifts, offers or promises to give anything of value to any state, county or municipal employee, or to any person who has been selected to be such an employee, or to any member of the judiciary, intent to influence official acts
Directly or indirectly corruptly asking, demanding, exacting, soliciting, seeking, accepting, receiving, or agreeing to receive anything of value in return to influence an official act
Direct or indirect corrupt gifts, offers or promises to give anything of value to influence testimony under oath or affirmation
Directly or indirectly corruptly asking, demanding, exacting, soliciting, seeking, accepting, receiving, or agreeing to receive anything of value in return for himself or for any other person or entity in return for influence upon the testimony under oath or affirmation of himself or any other person as a witness
Max. 10 years state prison or max. 2 ½ years in jail or house of corrections; Max. $10,000 fine.
Knowingly, directly or indirectly, gifts, offers or promises anything of substantial value to any present or former state, county or municipal employee or to any member of the judiciary, or to any person selected to be such an employee or member of the judiciary for acts performed or to be performed
Knowing, direct or indirect, solicitation of gifts by any present or former state, county or municipal employee or to any member of the judiciary, or to any person selected to be such an employee or member of the judiciary for acts performed or to be performed
Max. 5 years imprisonment in state prison or max. 2 ½ years imprisonment in jail or house of corrections; max. fine $50,000
State employee, directly or indirectly receives or requests compensation from anyone other than the commonwealth or a state agency, in relation to any particular matter in which the commonwealth or a state agency is a party or has a direct and substantial interest
State employee knowingly, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of official duties, directly or indirectly give, promise or offer compensation to a public official in relation to any particular matter in which the commonwealth or a state agency is a party or has a direct and substantial interest
State employee prosecutes any claim against the commonwealth or a state agency, or as agent or attorney for anyone in connection with any particular matter in which the commonwealth or a state agency is a party or has a direct and substantial interest
Former state employee knowingly acts as agent or attorney for, or receives compensation directly or indirectly from anyone other than the commonwealth or a state agency, in connection with any particular matter in which the commonwealth or a state agency is a party or has a direct and substantial interest and in which he participated as a state employee while so employed
Former state employee , within one year after his last employment has ceased, appears personally before any court or agency of the commonwealth as agent or attorney for anyone other than the commonwealth in connection with any particular matter in which the commonwealth or a state agency is a party or has a direct and substantial interest and which was under his official responsibility as a state employee at any time within a period of two years prior to the termination of his employment
Former state, county or municipal employee who participated as such in general legislation on expanded gaming in the commonwealth or in the implementation, administration or enforcement of chapter 23K, and becomes an officer or employee of, or who acquires a financial interest in, an applicant for a gaming license or a gaming licensee under said chapter 23K within one year after his last state, county or municipal employment has ceased
Max. 5 years imprisonment in state prison or max. 2 ½ years imprisonment in jail or house of corrections; Max. fine $10,000
Executive, legislative or judicial officer corruptly accepts any gift or gratuity, or promises to make any gift, or to do any act beneficial to such officer, under an agreement, or with an understanding that his vote, opinion or judgment shall be given in any particular manner, or upon a particular side of any question, cause or proceeding, which is or may be by law brought before him in his official capacity, or that in such capacity, he shall make any particular nomination or appointment (public official accepting a bribe)
PC §750.118
Max. 10 years imprisonment or max. fine of $5,000.
Prohibited from holding any public office, trust or appointment in the future.
Giving or receiving gifts to influence official action
Using, approving, or certifying, with intent to deceive the principal or employer, a receipt, account, invoice, or other document concerning which the principal or employer is interested that contains a statement that is materially false, erroneous, or defective or omits to state fully any commission, money, property, or other valuable thing given or agreed to be given to the agent or employee (false receipts)
Max. imprisonment 1 year; Max. $1,000 fine
Public officer or employee, requests, receives or agrees to receive, directly or indirectly, any such benefit, reward or consideration upon the understanding that it will influence the person's performance of the powers or duties as such officer or employee (soliciting or receiving a bribe)
Offering, giving, or promising to give, directly or indirectly, to any person who is a public officer or employee any benefit, reward or consideration to which the person is not legally entitled with intent thereby to influence the person's performance of the powers or duties as such officer or employee (offering a bribe)
Max. imprisonment 10 years; Max. fine $20,000;
Intentionally refusing or omitting to pay state funds to the state or its agency or subdivision entitled thereto, or to an officer or agent authorized to receive the same (failure to pay over state funds)
Public officer or employee who audits, allows, or pays any claim or demand made upon the state or subdivision thereof or other governmental instrumentality within the state which the public officer or employee knows is false or fraudulent in whole or in part (Permitting false claims against government)
CC §609.455
Max. 5 years imprisonment; Max. fine $10,000
Failure to perform functions of job; performing functions unlawfully; intentionally injuring others under the color of official authority; making a false return, certificate, official report, or other like document (Misconduct of public officer or employee )
Intentional and unlawful assumption of public office
Intentionally refusing to surrender public office or its seal, books, papers, or other incidents to a successor or other authority entitled thereto
Max. 1 year imprisonment; Max. fine $3,000
Public officer or public employee, under color of office or employment, intentionally asks, receives, or agrees to receive a fee or other compensation in excess of that allowed by law or where no such fee or compensation is allowed (unauthorized compensation)
Offer of inducements to influence public official's action on award of contracts or accomplishment of official acts
Max. 10 years imprisonment; Max. $5,000 fine;
Forfeiture of office; Disqualification from holding office or employment in the state
Attorney general and district attorney not to advise or defend a person charged with a crime or misdemeanor or the breach of a penal statute
Misdemeanor Max. $500 fine;
Railroad fares; government officials to pay same fare as general passengers; accepting and using free pass
10-60 days in county jail; $50-$500 fine
Unlawfully converting to personal use any money or other valuable thing which comes to possession by virtue of office or employment, or , when lawfully required to turn over such money or deliver such thing, does not immediately (Embezzlement; officers, trustees and public employees converting property to own use)
Max. 20 years imprisonment or max. fine $5,000
Bribery; penalty when officer, agent or trustee accepts bribe or offer of bribe
Max. 10 years imprisonment ; max. fine of $5,000;
Forfeiture of office; Disqualified from holding office
Embezzlement; accounts to be kept by all public officers; false entries, false certificates, loan of public funds and fraud on the treasury.
Max. 10 years imprisonment or Minimum fine of twice embezzled amount
Wittingly makes any false entry, or erases any work or letter, or changes any record belonging to any court or public office, whether in his keeping or not (Alteration of records)
Max. 10 years imprisonment
Extortion; collecting unauthorized fees and fees for services not actually rendered.
Max. 5 years imprisonment; max. fine $5,000;
Embezzlement; officers and public agents failing to deliver money, records, etc. to successor
Max. 10 years imprisonment or max. $1,000 fine and max. 1 year in county jail
Elected official exercising duties before taking oath or giving bond, as required
Max. 1 year county jail; Max. fine $500
Officer approves any official bond, knowing or having good reason to believe the sureties to be insufficient (Bond; approving worthless official bond)
Max. 6 months imprisonment in county jail; max. fine $500
Intentional use or disclosure of private information gained in the course of or by reason of his official position or employment that could result in pecuniary benefit for himself, any relative, or any other person
Use of official position to obtain, or attempt to obtain, pecuniary benefit other than that compensation provided for by law
Performing any service for any compensation during his term of office or employment by which he attempts to influence a decision of the authority of the governmental entity of which he is a member; still a violation after termination of his office or employment
Purchasing of any claim, certificate, warrant or other security issued by or to be paid out by the treasury of the governmental entity of which he is a member
EC §24-5-109
Knowing violation of any of the provisions found in the ethics laws for public officials and employees; second and subsequent offense
Knowingly offering, conferring or agreeing to confer upon any public servant any benefit, direct or indirect, in return for the recipient's official vote, opinion, recommendation, judgment, decision, action or exercise of discretion as a public servant; or the recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant (Bribery of a public servant)
A public servant knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit, direct or indirect, in return for the recipient's official vote, opinion, recommendation, judgment, decision, action or exercise of discretion as a public servant; or the recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant (Acceding to corruption by a public servant)
Max. imprisonment 4 years; max. fine $5,000 or double the amount gained by the infraction, not to exceed $20,000
Discriminating against state employees; demanding undue payment; collects extra taxes; orders unauthorized payment of money; other offenses included for county and local officials (Official misconduct)
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $1,000
Knowing violation of any of the provisions found in the ethics laws for public officials and employees; first offense
Knowingly filing a false financial disclosure statement
Montana Purposely or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer upon another or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another for any pecuniary benefit as a consideration for the recipient's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official, or voter, or any benefit as consideration for the recipient's decision, vote, recommendation, or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding (Bribery in official and political matters)
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $50,000;
Violation of nepotism law by any public officer or employee or any member of any board, bureau, or commission of this state or any political subdivision thereof C §2-2-304
Max. 6 months in county jail; max. fine $50-$1,000
Accepting compensation for past official behavior
Gifts to public servants by persons subject to their jurisdiction (accepting)
Max. 6 months imprisonment; max. fine $500;Forfeiture of office
Filing a statement or report required knowing that information contained in the statement or report is false or that the verification statement required on the document is false
Offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any benefit upon a public servant or peace officer with the intent to influence that public servant or peace officer to violate his public duty, or oath of office, thereby influencing the public servant's or peace officer's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action or inaction in his official capacity
While a public servant or peace officer, soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that he will violate his public duty or oath of office by changing or amending his vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action or inaction as a public servant or peace officer.
Knowing violation of any statute or lawfully adopted rule or regulation relating to official duties (Official misconduct)
Public servant who, by color of or in the execution of his office, designedly, willfully, or corruptly injures, deceives, harms, or oppresses any person, or attempts to injure, deceive, harm, or oppress any person (Oppression under color of office)
Max. 6 months imprisonment; max. fine $1,000
Giving, or receiving unlawful gifts given to influence official action
Use of office or state property or confidential information for personal gain
Knowing violation of sections 49-14,103.01 to 49-14,103.03
Official or full-time employee of executive branch; not to represent a person or act as an expert witness
Max. 3 months imprisonment; Max. fine $500
Negligent violation of sections 49-14,103.01 to 49-14,103.03
Max. fine $100
Executive or administrative officer asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or other official proceeding will be influenced thereby, or that he or she will do or omit any act or proceeding or in any way neglect or violate any official duty
Public officer or employee asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or other official proceeding will be influenced thereby, or that he or she will do or omit any act or proceeding or in any way neglect or violate any official duty
Giving, offering or promising, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to any public officer of the State, with the intent to influence the officer with respect to any act, decision, vote, opinion or other proceeding (legislators are guilty if they solicit or accept improper influence)
Max. imprisonment 1-5 years; Max. fine $10,000;
Deputy officer or attache of the state, county or municipal government of this state rebates, refunds, pays or devises, to or with his or her principal or to or with any person whatever, any part or portion of his or her salary or compensation now fixed, or that may hereafter be fixed or established, by law, as a consideration either for the making or for the procuring of such an appointment, or for aid in procuring the same, or for the retention, or for the procuring or aid in procuring the retention, of such an appointment as deputy or attache, or to make any division or payment out of his or her salary (Unlawful to agree to divide salary)
Max. imprisonment 1-4 years; Max. fine $5,000;
Public officer asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or promise thereof, for omitting or deferring the performance of any official duty or for any official service which has not been actually rendered, except in case of charges for prospective costs or fees demandable in advance in a case allowed by law (Misconduct of public officer)
Public officer employs or uses any person, money or property under the public officer’s official control or direction, or in the public officer’s official custody, for the private benefit or gain of the public officer or another (Misconduct of public officer)
Max. 1-4 years prison or probation; Max . fine $5,000;
Max. imprisonment 1-4 years; Max. fine $5,000
If no force used, gross misdemeanor, Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine$1,000
Public officer fraudulently appropriates to his or her own use or to the use of another person, or secretes with the intent to appropriate to such a use, any money, evidence of debt or other property entrusted to the officer by virtue of his or her office (Fraudulent appropriation of property)
If violation worth less than $250,misdemeanor
Public officer knowingly audits, allows or pays, or directly or indirectly consents to or in any way connives in the audit, allowance or payment of any claim or demand against the State, county, town or city, which is false or fraudulent or contains any charge, item or claim which is false or fraudulent (Falsely auditing or paying claim)
If claim amount is less than $250,misdemeanor
If claim amount is greater than $250,Category D felony
Giving, offering or promising, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, in consideration that the person or another person shall be appointed to a public office or to a clerkship, deputation or other subordinate position in such office, or that the person or any other person shall be permitted to exercise, perform or discharge any prerogative or duty or receive any emolument of such office (Offering reward for appointment)
Public officer knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in an official report or statement, under circumstances not otherwise prohibited by law (False report by public officer)
Refusal to surrender public office
Public officer who, being authorized by law to make or give a certificate or other writing, knowingly makes and deliver s as true a certificate or writing containing any statement which the public officer knows to be false (Public officer making false certificate)
Any person who willfully takes upon himself or herself to exercise or officiate in any office or place of another, without being lawfully authorized (Wrongful exercise of official power)
Giving, offering or promising, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to any executive or administrative officer of the State, with the intent to influence the officer with respect to any act, decision, vote, opinion or other proceeding (legislators are guilty if they solicit or accept improper influence) (Bribery of executive or administrative officer)
Willful disobedience by a public officer or other person of any other law regulating his or her official conduct
Seeking or accepting any gift, service, favor, employment, engagement, emolument or economic opportunity which would influence a reasonable person in the public officer’s or employee’s position to depart from the faithful and impartial discharge of duties
Using position in government to secure or grant unwarranted privileges, preferences, exemptions or advantages
Approving, disapproving, voting, abstaining from voting or otherwise acting upon a manner regarding which the public officer or employee has accepted a gift or loan, has pecuniary interest, or which would reasonably be affected by a commitment in a private capacity to the interest of others
NRS §281.480
NRS §281A.400
NRS §281.420
Up to $5,000 fine for first violation; up to $10,000 fine for second violation; up to $25,000 fine for third violation
Public officer or employee of the state who is responsible for certification of any work progress report, invoice, manifest or other document used as a basis for payment of any money appropriated under any capital or other budget act knowingly or willfully makes or certifies any false statement in connection (False certification by an officer or employee of the state)
Public officer or employee of the state in performing the duty of awarding any contract as a result of competitive bid, required under any capital budget act, knowingly or willfully makes or certifies any false statement in connection therewith or shall recommend to the governor and council the approval of any such award to other than the lowest responsible bidder (False statement in connection with awarding of contracts)
Promising, offering, or giving any pecuniary benefit to another with the purpose of influencing the other's action, decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, nomination, or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official, or vote (Bribery in official and political matters)
Public official solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit from another knowing or believing the other's purpose to bribe them in their official duties, or fails to report to a law enforcement officer that he has been offered or promised a bribe(Bribery in official and political matters)
Improper influence; public servants failing to report improper influence
Max. imprisonment 7 years; max. fine $4,000
Public officials barred from purchasing goods, services or property worth more than $200 from the state or political subdivision under which he holds office
Public officials barred from insurance dealings
Public official solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for having given a decision, opinion, recommendation, nomination, vote, otherwise exercised his discretion, or for having violated his duty (Compensation for past action)
Public official promises, offers or gives any pecuniary benefit, acceptance of which would compensate another for past official action(Compensation for past action)
Public official solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit from a person who is or is likely to become subject to or interested in any matter or action pending before or contemplated by himself or the governmental body with which he is affiliated (Gifts to public servants)
Public official knowingly gives, offers, or promises any pecuniary benefit from a person who is or is likely to become subject to or interested in any matter or action pending before or contemplated by himself or the governmental body with which he is affiliated(Gifts to public servants)
Public official solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he has or is likely to have an official discretion to exercise (Compensation for services)
Public official gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is prohibited as an unlawful compensation for services (Compensation for services)
A person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept, for himself, another person, or a political party, money or any other pecuniary benefit as compensation for his endorsement, nomination, appointment, approval or disapproval of any person for a position as a public servant or for the advancement of any public servant (Purchase of public office)
A person knowingly gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit prohibited as a purchase of public office(Purchase of public office)
A public official, with a purpose to benefit himself or another or to harm another, he knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office; or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office (Official Oppression)
Max. fine $500 - $10,000; suspension from office for 1 year; if decided to be willful and continuous disregard of the code of ethics, may be removed from office and may further bar from holding any public office in the State for a 5 year period
Any public officer or public employee soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, anything of value, with intent to have his decision or action on any question, matter, cause, proceeding or appointment influenced thereby, and which by law is pending or might be brought before him in his official capacity (Demanding or receiving bribe by public officer or public employee)
CC NMSA§30-24-2
Max. imprisonment 3 years; max. fine $5,000;
Knowingly and willfully requesting a thing of value in exchange for official action
Knowingly and willfully taking an official act for the primary purpose of directly enhancing his own financial interest or financial position
Knowingly making or receiving payment or causing payment to be made from public funds where such payment purports to be for wages, salary or remuneration for personal services which have not in fact been rendered (Paying or receiving public money for services not rendered)
Knowingly, intentionally or willfully making, causing to be made or permitting to be made, a false material statement or forged signature upon any public voucher, or invoice supporting a public voucher, with intent that the voucher or invoice shall be relied upon for the expenditure of public money (Making or permitting false public voucher)
Unlawful interest in public contracts where the value received by him is more than $50
EC NMSA §10-16-3
EC NMSA §10-16-4
CC NMSA §30-23-2
CC NMSA §30-23-3
CC NMSA §30-23-6
CC NMSA §30-26-1
Max. imprisonment 18 months; max. fine $5,000
Knowingly and willingly violates financial disclosure requirements
Using confidential information for private gain
Any public officer or public employee directly or indirectly buying, selling, bartering, dealing in or speculating in or with any certificate, warrant or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the state, a municipality or other political subdivision, unless such certificate, warrant or other evidence of indebtedness shall have been lawfully issued to such person in payment of his salary or in consideration for services rendered by such person for supplies furnished by him (Unlawful speculation in claims against state)
Unlawful interest in public contracts where the value received by him is $50 or less
Any person wrongfully or unlawfully refusing or neglecting to deliver unto the proper authority, any record of either house of the legislature, of any court of this state or of any department of the state or local government which he has in his possession, within three days after demand has been made by the proper officer (Refusal to surrender public record)
EC NMSA§10-16-17
EC NMSA §10-16A-7
EC NMSA §10-16-4.1
EC NMSA §10-16-6
EC NMSA §10-16-7
EC NMSA §10-16-8
EC NMSA §10-16-9
CC NMSA §30-23-5
CC NMSA §30-26-2
EC NMSA §10-17-12
Max. 10-60 days in county jail or max. fine of $100-$500
Demanding illegal fees involves asking for anything of value greater than that fixed or allowed by law for the execution or performance of any service
CC NMSA §30-23-1
A public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit valued in excess of $10,000 from another person upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced (Bribe receiving in the second degree) 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 or the attempt to commit any such class A felony (Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree)
Max. imprisonment 15 years; max. fine $5,000 or double the gain
Unlawful fees and payments
Bribery of members of the legislature
Felony Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $5,000;
Receiving bribes by members of legislature.
Public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced (Bribe receiving in the third degree)
Confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any money or other property upon a public servant or a party officer upon an agreement or understanding that some person will or may be appointed to a public office or designated or nominated as a candidate for public office (Bribe giving for public office)
A public servant or a party officer solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any money or other property from another person upon an agreement or understanding that some person will or may be appointed to a public office or designated or nominated as a candidate for public office (Bribe receiving for public office)
Max. imprisonment 7 years; max. fine $5,000 or double the gain;
Public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person for having violated his duty as a public servant (Receiving reward for official misconduct in the second degree)
Max. imprisonment 4 years; max. fine $5,000 or double the gain
Public servant, with intent to obtain a benefit or deprive another person of a benefit, commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act is unauthorized, or knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office (Official misconduct)
Public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit for having engaged in official conduct which he was required or authorized to perform, and for which he was not entitled to any special or additional compensation (Receiving unlawful gratuities)
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $1,000 or double the gain
Knowing and willful violation of financial disclosure statute
Public officer or employee embezzles or knowingly and willfully misapplies or converts the same to his own use, or otherwise willfully or corruptly abuses such trust, such offender and all persons knowingly and willfully aiding and abetting or otherwise assisting (Embezzlement of State property by public officers and employees)
If value is $100,000 or more, a Class C felony, Max. imprisonment 50 years, fine determined by court, or both
Max. imprisonment 20 years , fine determined by court, or both
Any person holding office, or who has filed a notice of candidacy for or been nominated for such office, receiving, or consenting to receive, directly or indirectly, anything of value or personal advantage, or the promise thereof, for performing or omitting to perform any official act, which lay within the scope of his official authority and was connected with the discharge of his official and legal duties, or with the express or implied understanding that his official action, or omission to act (Bribery of officials (giving or receiving))
Max. imprisonment 20 years, fine determined by court, or both
Buying and selling public offices
Max. imprisonment 5 years, fine determined by court, or both
Failing to make reports and discharge other duties
Swearing falsely to official reports (county officials)
Demanding or receiving compensation of subordinates for appointment or retention
-Enter on the duties of office before executing and delivering to the authority entitled to receive the same the bonds required by law, and qualifies by taking and subscribing and filing in the proper office the oath of office prescribed (Acting as officer before qualifying)
Willfully failure to discharge duties
Max. imprisonment 1-45 days; fine at discretion of court; forfeiture of Office
Private use of publicly owned vehicle
Max. imprisonment 1-30 days; max. fine $1,000
State official willfully publishes any false statement in regard to any state department, institution, or industry which tends to deceive the public and create a distrust of any state official or employee in charge of such department, institution, or industry, or which tends to obstruct, hinder, and delay the various departments, institutions, and industries of the state (Publishing false statements)
knowingly offers, gives, or agrees to give to another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept from another, a thing of value as consideration for the recipient's official action as a public servant, or the recipient's violation of a known legal duty as a public servant (Bribery)
Illegal influence between legislators or between legislators and governor; trading votes or trading official actions or bribes
Public servant knowingly violates a statutory duty imposed on him as a public servant and discloses any confidential information which he has acquired as a public servant (Disclosure of confidential information provided to government)
Trading in public office and political endorsement for appointments or nominations
Speculating or wagering on official action or information.
Public servant authorized to sell or lease any property, or to make any contract in his official capacity, alone or in conjunction with other public servants, voluntarily becomes interested individually in the sale, lease, or contract, directly or indirectly (Public servant's interest in public contracts)
Publication of false information in political advertisements
Use of state or political subdivision services or property for political purposes
Knowingly arresting a member or officer of the legislature in violation of a member’s or officer’s privilege from arrest
Disorderly conduct in the immediate view of the house and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings
Refusing to attend and be examined as a witness, either before the house or a committee thereof, or before any person authorized to take testimony in legislative proceedings
Giving or offering a bribe to a member or attempting by menace or other corrupt means or device, directly or indirectly, to control or influence a member in giving the member’s vote or to prevent the member giving the same
EC §54-03-18
Max. imprisonment 30 days
Intentional violation of statement of economic interest statutes
Max. imprisonment 30 days; max. fine $1,000;
Having an unlawful interest in a public contract: authorizing contracts in which the public officer, a member of his or her family, or an associated business has an interest
Max. imprisonment 6-18 months; Max . fine $5,000
Theft in office; restitution; withholding of retirement benefits
CC §2921.41
Felony of the fifth degree if under $500,
max. imprisonment 6-12 months; max. fine $2,000
Felony of the fourth degree if $500-$5,000,
max. imprisonment 6-18 months; max. fine $5,000
Felony of the third degree if more than $5,000,
Disqualification from holding office in all cases; Retirement benefits taken for restitution
Filing a false financial disclosure statement
Representation by present or former public official or employee
No compensation to elected or appointed state official other than from agency served
Having an unlawful interest in a public contract; during public official’s term of office or within one year thereafter, occupy any position of profit in the prosecution of a public contract authorized by the public official or by a legislative body, commission, or board of which the public official was a member; have an interest in the profits or benefits of a public contract entered into by or for the use of the political subdivision with which the public official is connected; have an interest in the profits or benefits of a public contract that is not let by competitive bidding if required by law and involves more than $150
EC §102.02
EC §102.99
Max. imprisonment 180 days; max. fine $1,000
Public official of the state recklessly creates a deficiency, incurs a liability, or expends a greater sum than is appropriated by the general assembly for the use in any one year of the department, agency, or institution of the state with which the public official is connected
Public servant recklessly fails to perform a duty or recklessly do any act expressly forbidden by law
CC §2921.44(D-E)
Max. imprisonment 90 days; max. fine $750
Failure to file a statement of financial disclosure
Accepting unlawful gifts from lobbyists
Disclosure by a public official during the pendency of any criminal case the home address of any peace officer, parole officer, prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney, correctional employee, or youth services employee who is a witness or arresting officer in the case (Disclosure of confidential information)
EC §102.031
Max. imprisonment 30 days; max. fine $250
Embezzlement and false accounts by state officers
Max. imprisonment 1-20 years; max. fine of $500;
Asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe (Soliciting bribes)
Gives, or offers or promises to give any official vote in consideration that another member of the Legislature shall give any such vote, either upon the same or another question (Vote trading)
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $5,000;
Giving or offering any money, position or thing of value to any member of the State Legislature to influence him to work or to vote for any proposition (Offering a bribe to a member of the State Legislature)
Member of the State Legislature accepts money, position, promise, or reward or thing of value for his work or vote upon any bill, resolution or measure before either house of the Legislature (Member of the State Legislature Receiving a bribe)
Max. imprisonment 2-5 years; max. fine $1,000-$5,000;
Member of legislature soliciting or securing employment with state department or institution for another, when the department is funded through legislative appropriation
Max. imprisonment 1-5 years; max. fine $100-$1,000;
Public official or public employee, directly or indirectly coerces, attempts to coerce, command, advise or direct any state employee to pay, lend or contribute any part of his or her salary or compensation, time, effort or anything else of value to any party, committee, organization, agency or person for political purposes (Coercing political participation of state employees)
Public employee or official retaliates against any employee for exercising his or her rights or for not participating in permitted political activities as provided in Ethics Commission Rule (Coercing political participation of state employees)
Max. imprisonment 2 years; max. fine $10,000
State officer willfully disobeys any provisions of law regulating his official conduct, in cases other than those specified (Other violation of official conduct)
Fraud by officer authorized to sell, lease or make contract
Misdemeanor Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $500
Public servant solicits any pecuniary benefit with the intent that the vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will be influenced (Bribe receiving)
Public servant accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that the vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will be influenced (Bribe receiving)
For the purpose of influencing in any way the action of the State Treasury, the person knowingly makes any false statement or report ( Public investment fraud)
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $250,000
Filing false statements of financial disclosure required of the State Treasurer and certain other officials
EC ORS §244.055
EC ORS § 244.355
Max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $125,000
With intent to obtain a benefit or to harm another, public servant knowingly fails to perform a duty imposed upon the public servant by law or one clearly inherent in the nature of office (Official misconduct in the first degree)
With intent to obtain a benefit or to harm another, public servant knowingly performs an act constituting an unauthorized exercise in official duties(Official misconduct in the first degree)
CC ORS§162.415
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $6,250
CC ORS §162.425
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $2,500
Knowingly violates any statute relating to the office of the person (Abuse of Public Office/ Official misconduct in the second degree)
CC ORS §162.405
Max. imprisonment 30 days; max. fine $1,250
Soliciting or receiving, directly or indirectly, any gift or gifts with an aggregate value in excess of $50 from any single source that could reasonably be known to have a legislative or administrative interest, during a calendar year
Using or attempting to use official position or office to obtain financial gain or avoidance of financial detriment, if the financial gain or avoidance of financial detriment would not otherwise be available but for the public official’s holding of official position or office
Soliciting or receiving, directly or indirectly, honoraria if the honoraria are solicited or received in connection with the official duties of the public official
Appoint, employ or promote a relative or member of the household to, or discharge, fire or demote a relative or member of the household from, a position with the public body that the public official serves or over which the public official exercises jurisdiction or control; unless complies with conflict of interest requirements
EC ORS §244.025
EC ORS §244.040
EC ORS §244.042
EC ORS §244.177
Corruptly accepting, or obtaining or agreeing to accept, or attempting to obtain from any person, for himself or herself or any other person, any gift or valuable consideration as an inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, any act in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official, or for showing or forbearing to show favor or disfavor to any person in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official (Solicitation or acceptance of bribe by agent, employee, or public official)
Corruptly giving or offering any gift or valuable consideration to any person in public or private employ, or any public official as inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, any act in retaliation to the business of his or her principal master or employer, or the state, city, or town of which he or she is an official, or for showing or forbearing to show favor or disfavor to any person in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city or town of which he or she is an official.
EC §11-7-4
Max. imprisonment 20 years; max. fine $5,000-$50,000 or three times the bribe
Having an interest in conflict with official duties
Representing another before his or her employing agency
Acting as an expert witness before employing agency
Violating post-employment restrictions
Soliciting or accepting things of value based on an understanding that it will influence his or her official action
Entering into contracts with the state unless through open, competitive bidding
Threatening a witness appearing before the state ethics commission
EC § 36-14-5
EC §36-14-19
Failure to pay state funds into treasury
Max. imprisonment 5 years; Max. fine $500
Failure of officer to pay over fines, forfeitures, or penalties for three months or more
Fine of three times the value of the amount of the fine, forfeiture, or penalty that was withheld or not paid over
Offering, giving, soliciting, or receiving anything of value to influence action of public employee, member, or official, or to influence testimony of witness
EC §8-13-705
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $10,000;
Use of official position or office for financial gain
Failure to report particular gifts received by public employee, official, or member on statement of economic interests
Offering, soliciting, or receiving money for advice or assistance of public official, member or employee
Representation of another by public official, member, or employee before a governmental entity
Paid representation of clients and contracting by member of General Assembly or associate in particular situations
Restrictions on former public official, member, or employee serving as lobbyist or accepting employment in field of former office
Employment by government contractor of former public official, member, or employee who was engaged in procurement
Use of government personnel or facilities for campaign purposes
Members of General Assembly prohibited from serving on state boards and commissions
Public official, member, or employee with official function related to contracts not permitted to have economic interest in contracts
EC §8-13-700
EC §8-13-710
EC §8-13-720
EC §8-13-740
EC §8-13-745
EC §8-13-750
EC §8-13-755
EC §8-13-760
EC §8-13-765
EC §8-13-770
EC §8-13-775
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $5,000
Public officer corruptly accepts a gift or gratuity or a promise to make a gift or to do an act beneficial to such an officer under an agreement or with an understanding that his vote, opinion or judgment shall be given in any particular manner or on any particular side of any question, cause or proceeding which is or may be by law brought before him in his official capacity or that, in such capacity, he shall make any particular nomination or appointment (Acceptance of bribes)
Max. 10 years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary at hard labor or max. fine $5,000 and max. 2 years in jail;
Use or disclosure of confidential information by public official, member, or employee for financial gain
EC §8-13-725
Max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $5,000; Immediate discharge from office following conviction
Public official accept rebates or extra compensation in addition to that provided by law (Acceptance of rebates or extra compensation)
Max. imprisonment 3 months-5 years or max. fine of $100-$500
Directly or indirectly, offering to give or engage to pay any sum of money or other valuable consideration to another in order to induce such other person to procure for him by his interest, influence or any other means whatsoever any office or place of trust within the State (Bribe for purpose of inducing another to procure public office)
Offering, giving, promising or bestowing any reward by meat, drink or otherwise, to procure for him by his interest, influence or any other means whatsoever any office or place of trust within the State (Bribe for purpose of inducing another to procure public office)
Max. 6 months; Fine $100-$500
Receiving any sum of money or reward of meat, drink or other valuable consideration for procuring or assisting to procure any office or place of trust in this State (Acceptance of bribes for purpose of procuring public office)
Max. fine $100; prison at court’s discretion; Permanent forfeiture of office
Member of the Legislature asks, receives, or agrees to receive any bribe upon any understanding that the member's official vote, opinion, judgment, or action be influenced thereby, or who is given any bribe in any manner upon any particular side of any question or matter upon which the member may be required to act in an official capacity (Solicitation of bribes by legislators)
Giving, or offering to give, a bribe to any member of the Legislature, or attempting, directly or indirectly, by menace, deceit, suppression of truth, or any other corrupt means, to influence a member to give or to withhold the member's vote, or to not attend the legislative session, or any committee (Bribery or unlawful influence of legislators)
Giving or offering a bribe to a public officer or employee with intent to influence the officer or employee in respect to any act, decision, vote, opinion, or other proceeding for which the officer or employee is responsible (Bribery of public officer)
Public officer or employee, who asks, receives, or agrees to receive a bribe upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, or action upon any matter then pending, or which may by law be brought before him or her in a public capacity, be influenced (Solicitation of bribes by public officer)
Giving, or agreeing or offering to give, any gratuity or reward in consideration that that person or any other person be appointed to any public office, or be permitted to exercise, perform, or discharge the prerogatives or duties of any public office (Giving consideration for appointment to or performance of duties of public office)
Directly or indirectly, asking or receiving any consideration for appointing another person or procuring the employment of another person in any public office, or for permitting or agreeing to permit any other person to exercise any of the prerogatives or duties of a public office (Receiving consideration for appointment to or employment in public office)
Public officer or employee asks or receives any fee or consideration for any official service which has not been rendered or other consideration excepting as authorized by law, for doing any official act (Solicitation of unauthorized fee for doing official act)
Public officer or employee who asks or receives any emolument, gratuity, reward, or other consideration for omitting or deferring the performance of any official duty (Solicitation of compensation for omission of official duty)
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $1,000;
Public officer, being authorized to sell or lease any property, or make any contract in his official capacity, who voluntarily becomes interested individually in such sale, lease, or contract, directly or indirectly (Improper interest by public officers in state contracts)
Intentional omission by a public officer to perform any duty that is or shall be enjoined by law, where no special provision is made for the punishment of such delinquency (Willful failure to perform official duty)
Keeping office or property at unauthorized place
Intentional failure to submit statements of financial interest
Max. imprisonment 30 days; max. fine $200
Offering, conferring, or agreeing to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant with the intent to influence the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action in the public servant's official capacity (Bribery of public servant)
Public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant will be influenced (Bribery of public servant)
CC TN Code Ann. §39-16-102
Max. imprisonment 8-30 years; max. fine $25,000
CC TN Code Ann. §39-16-105
Max. imprisonment 3-15 years; max. fine $10,000
-Public servant requests a pecuniary benefit for the performance of an official action knowing that the public servant was required to perform that action without compensation or at a level of compensation lower than that requested (Soliciting unlawful compensation)
-Public servant, with intent to obtain a benefit or to harm another, intentionally or knowingly:
Commits an act under color of office or employment that exceeds the servant's official power;
Refrains from performing a duty that is imposed by law or that is clearly inherent in the nature of the public servant's office or employment;
Receives any benefit not otherwise authorized by law. (Official misconduct)
-Public servant, by reason of information to which the public servant has access in the public servant's official capacity and that has not been made public, attains or aids another to attain a benefit (Misuse of official information)
CC TN Code Ann. §39-16-104
CC TN Code Ann. §39-16-402
CC TN Code Ann. §39-16-403
CC TN Code Ann. §39-16-404
Knowingly and willfully committing misconduct in office; neglecting to perform any duty enjoined upon such officer by any laws of the state
Appearing in public place in a state of intoxication produced by strong drink voluntarily taken
Engaging in any form of illegal gambling
Committing any act constituting violation of any penal statue involving moral turpitude
Offering, conferring, or agrees to confer on another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept a bribeC §36.02
Max. imprisonment 2-10 years; max. fine $10,000
Abuse of official capacity; misuse of government property
Max. fine $500
Max. imprisonment 180 days; max. fine $2,000
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $4,000
Max. imprisonment 180 days-2 years; max. fine $10,000
Max. imprisonment 2-20 years; max. fine $10,000
Max. imprisonment 5-99 years; max. fine $10,000
Voting by legislators on certain measures that directly benefit a specific business transaction of a business entity in which the member has a controlling interest
Representation by legislators before state agencies for compensation
Representation of former officer or employee of regulatory agency restricted
Contracts by state officers with governmental entities
Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept an honorarium in consideration for services that the public servant would not have been requested to provide but for the public servant's official position or duties (Acceptance of honorarium)
Public official solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from a person the public servant knows to be subject to regulation, inspection, or investigation by the public servant or his agency (Gift to public servant by person subject to his jurisdiction)
Abuse of official capacity; knowing violation of a law relating to the public servant’s office
Knowing failure to file financial disclosure statements
Coercing another to suppress information
Criminal penalty for nepotism violation
Max. fine $100-$1,000
Misusing public monies; more than $5,000
Max. imprisonment 1-15 years; Max. fine $10,000
Fraudulently altering the draft of any bill or resolution which has been presented to either of the houses composing the Legislature to be passed or adopted, with intent to procure its being passed or adopted by either house, or certified by the presiding officer of either house in language different from that intended by such house (Alteration of proposed legislative bill or resolution)
Fraudulently altering the enrolled copy of any bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by the Legislature with intent to procure it to be approved by the governor or certified by the Division of Archives, or printed or published by the printer of statutes in language different from that in which it was passed or adopted by the Legislature (Alteration of enrolled legislative bill or resolution)
Misusing public monies
Failure to keep and pay over public monies
Public officer makes a profit from or out of public money, or who uses public money in a manner or for a purpose not authorized by law (Making profit from misusing public monies)
Stealing, destroying or mutilating public records by custodian
Promising, offering, or agreeing to give or giving, directly or indirectly, any benefit to another with the purpose or intent to influence an action, decision, opinion, recommendation, judgment, vote, nomination, or exercise of discretion of a public servant, party official, or voter (Bribery or offering a bribe)
Asking for, soliciting, accepting, or receiving, directly or indirectly, any benefit with the understanding or agreement that the purpose or intent is to influence an action, decision, opinion, recommendation, judgment, vote, nomination, or exercise of discretion, of a public servant, party official, or voter (Receiving or soliciting a bribe or bribery by a public servant)
If gain more than $1,000, second degree felony
Improperly disclosing or using private, controlled, or protected information
Using position to secure privileges or exemptions
Accepting employment which would impair independence of judgment or ethical performance
Accepting gift, compensation, or loan
Requiring donation, payment, or service to government agency in exchange for approval
Participation in transaction involving business as to which the public officer or employee has interest
Conflicts of interests prohibited
Inducing others to violate chapters
If gain is worth more than $1,000,felony of the second degree Max. imprisonment 1-15 years; max. fine $10,000
If gain is $250-$1,000, or gain is less than $250 and the public servant has been twice previously convicted under chapter, felony of the third degree Max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $5,000
If gain is $100-$250, class A misdemeanor Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $2,500
If gain less than $100, class B misdemeanor Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $1,000
For all of the above, removal from office.
Official misconduct; unlawful acts based on “inside” information
A legislator, member of his household, or client having an interest in the profits or benefits of a state contract when the state contract is the direct result of a bill sponsored by the legislator unless the contract is let in compliance with state procurement policies and is open to the general public (Conflict of interest -- Prohibition of benefit)
Failure of member of Legislature to disclose interest in measure or bill
Public servant, with an intent to benefit himself or another or to harm another, knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office, or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office (Official misconduct; unauthorized acts or failure of duty)
Unofficial misconduct
Public official shall not, directly or indirectly, corruptly, ask, demand, exact, solicit, accept, receive or agree to receive a gift or gratuity, or a promise to make a gift or to do an act beneficial to himself or herself or another with the understanding that he or she will be influenced thereby in any finding, decision, report or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment; or for or because of any finding, decision, report or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment (Public officers or employees accepting bribes)
If benefit less than $500, max. imprisonment 2 years; max. fine $5,000.
If benefit more than $500, max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $10,000
Kickbacks; purchasing supplies
Kickbacks; granting licenses
Kickbacks; private corporations
If benefit less than $500, max. imprisonment 2 years; max. fine $5,000
If benefit more than $500, max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $10,000
Public official or employee willfully neglects to perform the duties imposed upon him or her by law, either express or implied (Neglect of duty by public offices)
Public officer , or other person authorized to serve civil process, receives a fee, commission or other thing of value, for or on account of anything done by him or her concerning such civil process in his or her hands for service or its underlying cause of action (Taking illegal fees)
Any officer, agent or employee of the Commonwealth or of any city, town, county, or any other political subdivision, or the deputy of any such officer having custody of public funds, or other funds coming into his custody under his official capacity, knowingly misuses or misappropriates the same or knowingly disposes otherwise than in accordance with law (Embezzlement of public or other funds)
Public official or candidate accepts any gift or gratuity or any promise to make a gift or do any act beneficial to such officer or candidate under an agreement, or with an understanding, that his vote, opinion or judgment shall be given on any particular side of any question, cause or proceeding which is or may be by law brought before him in his official capacity or that in such capacity he shall make any particular nomination or appointment or take or fail to take any particular action or perform any duty required by law (Acceptance of bribe by officer or candidate)
Max. imprisonment 2-10 years; max. fine $100,000;
Solicitation or accepting additional compensation for regular work duties
Offering or accepting a thing of value for employment
Offering or accepting a thing of value for the use of his or her official position to obtain a contract with another
Accepting a thing of value that tends to influence decision making
Representing clients unlawfully before certain agencies during the year after state employment
Accepting honorariums
Accepting certain appointments to boards
Having interests in certain contracts
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $2,500; Forfeiture of office; Forever disqualified from future office
EC RCW §42.20.070
Max. imprisonment 15 years; max. fine $20,000
Bribery; offering, conferring, accepting, or agreeing to accept
CC RCW §9A.68.010
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $20,000
Public official or employee willfully misappropriates moneys, funds, or securities received by or deposited with him or her as treasurer, or commits any other malfeasance or willful neglect of duty in his or her office (Misappropriation by treasurer)
EC RCW§42.20.090
Public servant requests a pecuniary benefit for the performance of an official action knowing that he or she is required to perform that action without compensation or at a level of compensation lower than that requested (Requesting unlawful compensation)
Public servant requests, accepts, or agrees to accept compensation for advice or other assistance in preparing a bill, contract, claim, or transaction regarding which he or she knows he or she is likely to have an official discretion to exercise (Receiving or granting unlawful compensation)
Public servant knowingly offers, pays, or agrees to pay compensation to a public servant for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction regarding which the public servant is likely to have an official discretion to exercise (Receiving or granting unlawful compensation)
Public servant confers, or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such actor will or may be appointed to a public office (Trading in public office)
Public servant requests, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit from another person pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such person will or may be appointed to a public office(Trading in public office)
CC RCW §9A.68.020
CC RCW §9A.68.030
CC RCW §9A.68.040
Public officer who, for any reward, consideration, or gratuity paid or agreed to be paid, directly or indirectly, grants to another the right or authority to discharge any function of his or her office, or permit another to perform any of his or her duties (Powers may not be delegated for profit)
Intrusion into and refusal to surrender public office
Public officer knowingly makes any false or misleading statement in any official report or statement, under circumstances not otherwise prohibited by law (False report by a public officer)
Public officer knowingly makes and delivers as true a certificate or writing containing any statement which he or she knows to be false, in a case where the punishment thereof is not expressly prescribed by law (Public officer making false certificate)
Public official whose duty it is to audit, allow or pay, or take part in auditing, allowing or paying, claims or demands knowingly audits, allow s or pays, or, directly or indirectly, consents to or in any way connives at the auditing, allowance or payment of any claim or demand against the state or such county, town or city, which is false or fraudulent or contains any charge, item or claim which is false or fraudulent (Falsely auditing and paying claims)
Public servant ,with intent to obtain a benefit or to deprive another person of a lawful right or privilege, intentionally commits an unauthorized act under color of law; or intentionally refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him or her by law (Official misconduct)
Public officer authorized to take a proof or acknowledgment of an instrument which by law may be recorded, knowingly certifies falsely that the execution of such instrument was acknowledged by any party or that the execution was proved (False certification made by public officer)
EC RCW §42.20.020
EC RCW §42.20.030
EC RCW §42.20.040
EC RCW §42.20.050
EC RCW §42.20.060
CC RCW §9A.80.010
CC RCW §9A.60.050
Max. 364 days imprisonment: Max. fine $5,000
Willful neglect by a public official to perform any duty enjoined by law, except where otherwise specially provided for (Failure of duty by public officer)
EC RCW §42.20.100
Offering, conferring or agreeing to confer to or upon another, or soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept from another, directly or indirectly, pecuniary benefit as consideration for the recipient's official action as a public servant or party official; or any benefit as consideration for the recipient's official action as a public servant in an administrative or judicial proceeding; or any benefit as consideration for a violation of a legal duty as a public servant or party official (Bribery in official and political matters)
Agreeing to render or not to render official action as a public servant or party official as consideration for a pecuniary benefit being offered or conferred to or upon, or as consideration for a promise that a pecuniary benefit shall be offered or conferred to or upon, another person or a party official or a political party(Bribery in official and political matters)
Max. imprisonment 1-10 years; disqualified from holding office
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary benefit for having engaged in official action as a public servant; or having violated a legal duty as a public servant ( Unlawful rewarding for past behavior)
Offering, conferring or agree ingto confer, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary benefit for having engaged in official action as a public servant; or having violated a legal duty as a public servant (Unlawful rewarding for past behavior)
Max. imprisonment 3 months-1 year; max. fine $5,000
Gifts or gratuities to public servants
Max. imprisonment 3 months-1 year; max. fine $50-$1,000
Representing others before state boards
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $1,000; Subject to immediate removal from office or discharge from employment
Knowing failure or refusal to file a financial disclosure statement
Willfully and knowingly filing a false financial statement or concealing a material fact in filing the statement
Disqualified from future office and future jury duty
Public officer authorized to serve legal process receives money or other thing of value for omitting or delaying to perform any duty pertaining to his office (Receiving bribe by officer in delay of service of process)
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $100
Public official willfully fails or refuses to perform any duty required of him by law (Failure to perform official duties)
With intent to influence official conduct, transfers or promises to a public officer or employee or on the officer's or employee's behalf any property or any personal advantage which the officer or employee is not authorized to receive (Bribery of public officers and employees)
Public officer or public employee directly or indirectly accepts or offers to accept any property or any personal advantage, which the officer or employee is not authorized to receive, pursuant to an understanding that it is to influence official conduct (Bribery of public officers and employees)
Giving or withholding votes by local and state public officials, employees or candidates
Influence in return for things of value
Intentionally fails or refuses to perform a known mandatory, nondiscretionary, ministerial duty of the officer's or employee's office or employment within the time or in the manner required by law (Misconduct in public office)
Public officer or employee does an act knowingly in excess of the officer's or employee's lawful authority or which the officer or employee knows the officer or employee is forbidden by law to do in the officer's or employee's official capacity (Misconduct in public office)
By act of commission or omission, public officer or employee exercises a discretionary power in a manner inconsistent with the duties of the officer's or employee's office or employment or the rights of others and with intent to obtain a dishonest advantage for the officer or employee or another (Misconduct in public office)
Public officer or employee makes an entry in an account or record book or return, certificate, report or statement which in a material respect the officer or employee intentionally falsifies (Misconduct in public office)
Under color of the officer's or employee's office or employment, intentionally solicits or accepts for the performance of any service or duty anything of value which the officer or employee knows is greater or less than is fixed by law(Misconduct in public office)
Private interest in public contract
Public officer or public employee ,in a private capacity, directly or indirectly intentionally purchases for less than full value or discounts any claim held by another against the state or a political subdivision or against any public fund (Purchasing claims at less than full value)
Public and publicly funded construction contracts at less than full value
EC §19.45 (13)
EC §19.59 (1) (br)
CC §946.12(1-5)
Max. imprisonment 3 years and 6 months; max. fine $10.000
Giving, agreeing, or offering to give anything of value to any person, for the service of such person or of any other person in procuring the passage or defeat of any measure before the legislature or before either house or any committee (Corrupt means to influence legislation)
Receiving, or agreeing to receive anything of value for procuring the passage or defeat of any measure before the legislature or before either house or any committee (Corrupt means to influence legislation)
Having a pecuniary or other interest, or acting as the agent or attorney of any person in procuring or attempting to procure the passage or defeat of any measure before the legislature or before either house or any committee, and attempting in any manner to influence any member of the legislature for or against the measure, without first making known to the member the real and true interest he or she has in the measure, either personally or as such agent or attorney (Corrupt means to influence legislation)
Max. imprisonment 9 months; max. fine $10,000
Judicial officer causes to be brought in a court over which the officer presides any action or proceeding upon a claim placed with the officer as agent or attorney for collection (Judicial officer collecting claims)
Max. 90 days imprisonment; max. fine $1,000
Failing to meet financial disclosure requirements
Accepting a thing of value from someone who could reasonably by except to be offering it to influence an official action
Accept reimbursements in certain circumstances
Use their public positions to gain unlawful privileges for themselves or others
Enter into certain state contracts
Represent others before state government in certain cases
Appear before the department he or she formerly worked for within one year of leaving the department
Failure to follow prohibitions on conflicts of interest
EC §19.45
Max. 1 year imprisonment in county jail; max. fine $100-$5,000
Offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit, testimonial, privilege or personal advantage upon a public servant as consideration for the public servant's vote, exercise of discretion or other action in his official capacity (Bribery)
Public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit, testimonial, privilege or personal advantage upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant will thereby be influenced(Bribery)
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept any pecuniary benefit as compensation for having, as a public servant, given a decision or vote favorable to another, or for having otherwise exercised a discretion in his favor, or for having violated statutory duties. “Compensation" does not include mere acceptance of an offer of employment (Compensation for past official behavior)
Soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept a pecuniary benefit for the performance of an official action knowingly required to perform that action without compensation or at a level of compensation lower than that requested (Soliciting unlawful compensation)
Public servant fails or refuses to account for, deliver and pay over property received by virtue of the office, when legally required by the proper person or authority (Failure or refusal to account for, deliver, or pay over property)
Max. imprisonment 5 years; max. fine $5,000;
Public servant makes and issues an official certificate or other official written instrument which he is authorized to make and issues containing a statement which he knows to be false with intent to obtain a benefit or maliciously to cause harm to another(Issuing false certificate)
CC§6-5-108(a)
Requiring or directing a bidder or contractor to deal with a particular person in procuring any goods or service required in submitting a bid to or fulfilling a contract with any government
Public servant intentionally fails to perform a duty in the manner and within the time prescribed by law (Official misconduct)
CC §6-5-107(b)
Max. imprisonment 6 months; max. fine $750; Removal from office
Public servant requests or receives any pecuniary benefit, other than lawful compensation, on any contract, or for the letting of any contract, or making any appointment where the government employing or subject to the discretion or decisions of the public servant is concerned (Conflict of interest; receiving a personal benefit from a state contract)
Public servant or public officer, with intent to obtain a pecuniary benefit or maliciously to cause harm to another, knowingly commits an unauthorized act relating to his official duties; refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law; or violates any statute relating to his official duties (Official misconduct)
CC §6-5-107(a)
Misdemeanor Max. fine $5,000;
Public servant makes and issues an official certificate or other official written instrument which he is authorized to make and issues containing a statement which he knows to be false (Issuing false certificates)
Public servant lawfully or unlawfully comes into possession of any property of any government and, with intent temporarily to deprive the owner of its use and benefit, converts the public property to his own use or any use other than the public use authorized by law (Wrongful appropriation of public property)
CC §6-5-108(b)
Misdemeanor Max. fine $1,000; Max. imprisonment 1 year
Voting on matters in which the legislator has a private interest
Use of prestige of office for private gain
Misdemeanor Max. fine $1,000
Offering, conferring upon, or agreeing to confer upon a public servant any benefit as consideration for his performance of an official function (Giving bribes)
-Public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person as consideration for his performance of an official function (Receiving bribes)
CC 9§49.20
CC 9§49.30
Failing to file a felony conviction report that is required, or knowingly and willfully filing a felony conviction report that contains false or misleading information
EC 13§13106(b)
Max. imprisonment 90 days-3 years; max. fine $5,000 for each non-disclosed felony conviction
Influencing or attempting to influence the performance of an official function by a public servant by any threat which would constitute a means of committing the offense of theft by extortion if such threat were employed to obtain property (Unlawful influence by extortion)
CC9 §49.50
Unlawful disbursement of public funds appropriated by I Liheslaturan Guåhan (Guam Legislature) to exceed the amount and purposes stated in the appropriation or change or shift appropriations from one item to another by officer, clerk, or other person
EC 14§14110
Misdemeanor (Malfeasance in office)
Max. imprisonment 3 years; fined at discretion of the court
Failing to file a financial report that is required, or knowingly and willfully filing a false financial report
Public servant, with intent to benefit himself or another person or to harm another person or to deprive another person of a benefit, commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unauthorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that such act is unauthorized(Official misconduct)
Public servant, with intent to benefit himself or another person or to harm another person or to deprive another person of a benefit, knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office (Official misconduct)
EC 13§13106(a)
CC 9§49.80
CC 9§49.90
Soliciting, accepting, or receiving, directly or indirectly, any gift valued singly or in the aggregate from a single source in excess of $200 whether in the form of money, prize, service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing or promise, if gift is intended or a reasonable person would infer that it is intended to influence the official’s performance
Failure to file a gift disclosure statement
Public employee discloses information which is considered a private document by existing law, and which the employee acquires in the course of official duties, or use the information for personal gain or for the benefit of someone else (Disclosing confidential information)
Using or attempting to use an official position to secure or grant unwarranted privileges, exemptions, advantages, contracts, or treatment
Taking official action that is in line with a conflict of interest
Violating post employment restrictions
EC 15 §15201
EC 15 §15202
EC15 §15203
EC 15 §15204
EC 15§15205
EC 15§15210
In addition to any other powers the Civil Service Commission or other government agency may have to discipline, the appropriate agency may reprimand, put on probation, demote, suspend, or discharge official or employee
Disregarding the laws in effect
Delaying the rendering of services of hinder the efficient operations of the executive branch or executive agencies
Using duties and powers of office to gain advantages, privileges, or benefits not permitted by law
Requesting or accepting, whether directly or indirectly, additional compensation
Soliciting or accepting, whether directly or indirectly, from any person whatsoever of monetary value, including gifts, loans, promises, favors or services in exchange for actions being of influence of that person or another
Revealing or using confidential information
Intervening in any matter having a conflict of interest
Using any representative motifs, emblems, logos, buttons, signs, transfers, stickers, or insignias of any political party or candidate, or identify or promote, directly or indirectly, the electoral interests of any political part or candidate while in performance of their duties
Accepting an employment or maintaining contractual or business relationships or responsibilities in addition to those of his public office or employment
Contracting where there is a conflict of interest
Representing or counseling any private person, directly or indirectly, before any executive agency, court or other government dependency, in cases and matters related to the Government of Puerto Rico, or in cases or matters that involve conflicts of interest or public policy, between the Government and the interests of said private person
Violating any restrictions on employment for former public servants; includes disclosing information, receiving employment at any entity participated in during time of official employment
EC 3 L.P.R.A§1822 (a-i)
EC 3 L.P.R.A§1823
EC 3 L.P.R.A§1824
EC 3 L.P.R.A§1827
Max. 1 year imprisonment; max. $2,000 fine; disqualified from public office or employment; Any person who financial gains will pay a sum of up to 3 times the amount gained
If there were aggravating circumstances: penalty increased to a max. 2 years imprisonment or
max. fine $3,000
If there were extenuating circumstances: penalty increased
Min. 9 months imprisonment or min. fine $1,000
Aggravated misappropriation
Undue intervention in government operation
Bribery; Aggravated bribery
Offer to bribe
Crimes against public funds
Forgery of documents; preparation, presentation, possession, and transfer of forged documents
EC 3 L.P.R.A. §928b
(Penalty found 3 L.P.R.A. §928c)
Embezzlement or falsification of public accounts
Neglecting to pay over public monies
CC 14 V.I.C.§1662
CC 14 V.I.C.§1663
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $10,000; disqualified from holding office
Giving or offering to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, commissioner, referee, arbitrator, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him for decision (Offering or giving bribes to judicial officer)
CC 14 V.I.C.§401
Max. imprisonment 10 years; max. fine $2,000
Judicial or other public officer or employee, asks or receives any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any promise thereof, except such as may be authorized by law, for doing any official act (Acceptance of bribe by public officers or employees)
Judicial officer, juror, commissioner, referee, arbitrator or person authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, asks, receives, or agrees to receive any bribe, upon any agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him for decision, will be influenced (Acceptance of bribe by judicial officer)
CC 14 V.I.C. §403
CC 14 V.I.C. §402
Obtaining of property from another person, with his consent, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right (Extortion)
With intent to extort any money or other property from another, sends or delivers to any person any letter or other writing, whether subscribed or not, expressing or implying, or adapted to imply any threat (Blackmail)
CC 14 V.I.C §701
CC 14 V.I.C §704
Max. imprisonment 5 years
Public officer authorized by law to make or give any certificate or writing, makes and delivers as true a certificate or writing containing statements which he knows to be false (False certificates by public officers)
CC 14 V.I.C.§1664
Max. imprisonment 2 years; max. fine $500
Public employee or official discloses in any manner not authorized by law any information coming to him in the course of his employment which concerns or relates to the trade secrets of any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association (Disclosure of confidential trade secrets)
CC 14 V.I.C.§1665
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $1,000;Removed from office
Public officer, under the pretense or color of any process or other legal authority, arrests any person or detains him against his will; seizes or levies upon any property; dispossesses any one of any lands or property; or does any other act, whereby another person is injured in his person, property or rights without a regular process or other lawful authority (Official oppression)
CC 14 V.I.C.§703
Max. imprisonment 1 year; max. fine $200