Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-302 — Bribery.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 3: BRIBERY AND CORRUPT INFLUENCES, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-302
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 the crime of bribery, if: (a) He offers, confers, or agrees 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 his official capacity; or (b) While a public servant, he 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 influenced. (2) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason. (3) Bribery is a class 3 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is bribery a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Bribery is a class 3 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-302.
Which Colorado statute covers bribery?
Bribery is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-302 (Bribery).
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