18-1301. BRIBERY OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his vote, opinion or decision upon any matter or […]
18-1302. RECEIPT OF BRIBE BY OFFICER. Every judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator or umpire, and every person authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, who asks, receives or agrees to receive any bribe, upon any agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion or decision upon any matters or question which is […]
18-1303. ACCEPTANCE OF REWARDS. Every judicial officer who asks or receives any emolument, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, except such as may be authorized by law, for doing any official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: [18-1303, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 870.]
18-1304. ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE JURORS AND ARBITRATORS. Every person who corruptly attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen as an arbitrator or umpire, or appointed a referee, in respect to his verdict in, or decision of, any cause pending, or about to be brought before him, […]
18-1305. MISCONDUCT OF JURORS AND ARBITRATORS. Every juror or person drawn or summoned as a juror, or chosen arbitrator or umpire, or appointed referee, who either: 1. Makes any promise or agreement to give a verdict or decision for or against any party; or, 2. Wilfully and corruptly permits any communication to be made to […]
18-1307. FORFEITURE OF OFFICE ON CONVICTION. Every officer convicted of any crime defined in this chapter, in addition to the punishment prescribed, forfeits his office. History: [18-1307, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 871.]
18-1308. OFFENSES RELATING TO BRIBERY — INCRIMINATING TESTIMONY MAY BE REQUIRED. No person shall be excused from testifying or producing documents, at the instance of the state, in any criminal cause or proceeding touching any offense relating to bribery, on the ground that the testimony required of him may incriminate him. But no person shall […]
18-1309. BRIBERY OF MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY OFFICERS — PENALTIES. Every person who gives or offers a bribe to any member of any common council, board of county commissioners or board of trustees of any county, city or corporation, with intent to corruptly influence such member in his action on any matter or subject pending before […]
18-1351. BRIBERY AND CORRUPT PRACTICES — DEFINITIONS. Unless a different meaning plainly is required in this chapter: (1) "Benefit" means gain or advantage, or anything regarded by the beneficiary as gain or advantage, including benefit to any other person or entity in whose welfare he is interested, but not an advantage promised generally to a […]
18-1352. BRIBERY IN OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS. A person is guilty of bribery, a felony, if he offers, confers or agrees to confer upon another, or solicits, accepts or agrees to accept from another: (1) Any pecuniary benefit as consideration for the recipient’s decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of discretion as a public […]
18-1353. THREATS AND OTHER IMPROPER INFLUENCE IN OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL MATTERS. (1) Offenses defined. A person commits an offense if he: (a) threatens unlawful harm to any person with purpose to influence his decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of discretion as a public servant, party official or voter; or (b) threatens harm to […]
18-1353A. THREATS AGAINST STATE OFFICIALS OF THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE OR JUDICIAL BRANCH OR ELECTED OFFICIALS OF A COUNTY OR CITY. Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier, any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to […]
18-1354. COMPENSATION FOR PAST OFFICIAL BEHAVIOR. A person commits a misdemeanor if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as compensation for having as public servant, given a decision, opinion, recommendation or vote favorable to another, or for having otherwise exercised a discretion in his favor, or for having violated his duty. […]
18-1355. RETALIATION FOR PAST OFFICIAL ACTION. A person commits a misdemeanor if he harms another by any unlawful acts in retaliation for anything lawfully done by the latter in the capacity of public servant. History: [18-1355, added 1972, ch. 381, sec. 20, p. 1102.]
18-1356. GIFTS TO PUBLIC SERVANTS BY PERSONS SUBJECT TO THEIR JURISDICTION. (1) Regulatory and law enforcement officials. No public servant in any department or agency exercising regulatory functions, or conducting inspections or investigations, or carrying on civil or criminal litigation on behalf of the government, or having custody of prisoners, shall solicit, accept or agree […]
18-1357. COMPENSATING PUBLIC SERVANT FOR ASSISTING PRIVATE INTERESTS IN RELATION TO MATTERS BEFORE HIM. (1) Receiving compensation. A public servant commits a misdemeanor if he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept compensation for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows […]
18-1358. SELLING POLITICAL INDORSEMENT — SPECIAL INFLUENCE. (1) Selling political indorsement. A person commits a misdemeanor if he solicits, receives, agrees to receive, or agrees that any political party or other person shall receive any pecuniary benefit as consideration for approval or disapproval of an appointment or advancement in public service, or for approval or […]
18-1359. USING PUBLIC POSITION FOR PERSONAL GAIN. (1) No public servant shall: (a) Without the specific authorization of the governmental entity for which he serves, use public funds or property to obtain a pecuniary benefit for himself. (b) Solicit, accept or receive a pecuniary benefit as payment for services, advice, assistance or conduct customarily exercised […]
18-1360. PENALTIES. Any public servant who violates the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by incarceration in the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or by both such fine and […]
18-1361. SELF-INTERESTED CONTRACTS — EXCEPTION. Where there are less than three (3) suppliers of a good or a service within a fifteen (15) mile radius of where the good or service is to be provided, it shall not constitute a violation of the provisions of subsection (1) (d) or (e) of section 18-1359, Idaho Code, […]
