521.040 Unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters.
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(1)A person is guilty of unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters when:
(a)While a public servant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept compensation
for advice or other assistance in preparing a bill, contract, claim or other
transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he is likely to have an
official discretion to exercise; or
(b)He 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 with knowledge that acceptance by the public servant is unlawful.
(2)Unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters is a Class A misdemeanor.