Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-5-401 — Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: BRIBERY AND RIGGING OF CONTESTS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-5-401
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits a class 6 felony if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of fidelity to which he is subject as: (a) Agent or employee; or (b) Trustee, guardian, or other fiduciary; or (c) Lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser, or other professional adviser; or (d) Officer, director, partner, manager, or other participant in the direction of the affairs of an incorporated or unincorporated association; or (e) Duly elected or appointed representative or trustee of a labor organization or employee welfare trust fund; or (f) Arbitrator or other purportedly disinterested adjudicator or referee. (2) A person who holds himself out to the public as being engaged in the business of making disinterested selection, appraisal, or criticism of commodities, property, or services commits a class 6 felony if he knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit to alter, modify, or change his selection, appraisal, or criticism. (3) A person commits a class 6 felony if he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit the acceptance of which would be a felony under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
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Questions this section answers
Is commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly is a class 6 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-401.
Which Colorado statute covers commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly?
Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-401 (Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly).
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