New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 200.12 — Bribe receiving in the first degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 200: Bribery Involving Public Servants and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 200.12
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
200.12 Bribe receiving in the first degree.
A public servant is guilty of bribe receiving in the first degree when
he or she solicits, accepts or agrees to accept: (a) any benefit from
another person upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote,
opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a
public servant will thereby be influenced in the investigation, arrest,
detention, prosecution or incarceration of any person for the commission
or alleged commission of a class A felony defined in article two hundred
twenty of this part or an attempt to commit any such class A felony; or
(b) any benefit valued in excess of one hundred thousand dollars from
another person upon an agreement or understanding that such public
servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of
discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced.
Bribe receiving in the first degree is a class B felony.
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What class of felony is bribe receiving in the first degree in New York?
Bribe receiving in the first degree is a Class B Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 200.12.
Which New York statute covers bribe receiving in the first degree?
Bribe receiving in the first degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 200.12 (Bribe receiving in the first degree).
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