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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.20 — Bribe receiving by a juror
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 215: Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 215.20
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.
215.20 Bribe receiving by a juror.
A juror is guilty of bribe receiving by a juror when he solicits,
accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an
agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, decision or
other action as a juror will thereby be influenced.
Bribe receiving by a juror is a class D felony.
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