Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 606 — Improper compensation for services
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 25: Bribery and Corrupt Practices, Maine Revised Statutes.
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Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 606
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. A person is guilty of improper compensation for services if:
A. Being a public servant, he 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; or
B. He gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is prohibited by paragraph A.
2. Improper compensation for services is a Class E crime.
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