N.Y. PEN Law § 200.30
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 200.30, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Giving unlawful gratuities
Official statutory text
§ 200.30 Giving unlawful gratuities.\n A person is guilty of giving unlawful gratuities when he knowingly\nconfers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon a public\nservant for having engaged in official conduct which he was required or\nauthorized to perform, and for which he was not entitled to any special\nor additional compensation.\n Giving unlawful gratuities is a class A misdemeanor.\n
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