Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.
Section 15-23-18 - Penalties - Influence Peddling.

(a) Any person who confers, offers, or agrees to confer anything of value upon a member, agent or employee of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission with the intent that such member's or agent's or employee's vote, opinion, judgment or exercise of discretion or other action in such member's or agent's or employee's official capacity will thereby be influenced shall be guilty of a Class B felony.
(b) Any member, agent or employee of the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission who shall solicit, accept, or agree to solicit or accept anything of value upon an agreement or understanding that such member's or agent's or employee's vote, opinion, judgment or exercise of discretion or other action as such member, agent, or employee will thereby be influenced shall be guilty of a Class B felony.
(c) It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the member, agent or employee sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way because of a lack of jurisdiction or for any other reason.

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Code of Alabama

Title 15 - Criminal Procedure.

Chapter 23 - Alabama Crime Victims.

Article 1 - Crime Victims' Compensation.

Section 15-23-1 - Short Title.

Section 15-23-2 - Legislative Findings, Etc.

Section 15-23-3 - Definitions.

Section 15-23-4 - Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission - Created; Composition; Meetings; Rules and Regulations; Bond; Compensation.

Section 15-23-5 - Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission - Powers and Duties.

Section 15-23-6 - Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission - Annual Report Required.

Section 15-23-7 - Audit of Financial Affairs of Commission Authorized.

Section 15-23-8 - Compensation for Economic Loss Resulting From Criminal Conduct - Authorized; Procedure.

Section 15-23-9 - Compensation for Economic Loss Resulting From Criminal Conduct - Collateral Source Contribution Not Required.

Section 15-23-10 - Compensation for Economic Loss Resulting From Criminal Conduct - Hearing Required Generally; Procedure in Contested Cases; Settlement by Consent Order, Etc.

Section 15-23-11 - Filing Claim Under Article Constitutes Waiver of Physician-Patient Privilege.

Section 15-23-12 - When Compensation Not Awarded, Diminished, etc.; Reconsideration of Award.

Section 15-23-13 - Award Not Contingent on Prosecution or Conviction of Offender; Effect of Proof of Conviction; Suspension of Proceedings Under Article.

Section 15-23-14 - Award of Compensation Subrogates Commission to Rights of Claimant as to Collateral Source; Funds Recovered From Collateral Source Held in Trust for Commission; Disposition of Trust Funds; Notice of Action to Recover Damages; Restit...

Section 15-23-15 - Amount and Method of Compensation; Future Economic Loss Generally; Exemption From State and Local Taxes, Etc.

Section 15-23-16 - Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Fund; Created; Purposes; Composition; Administered or Managed by Commission.

Section 15-23-17 - Assessment of Additional Costs and Penalties; Collection and Disposition of Additional Assessments, Etc.

Section 15-23-18 - Penalties - Influence Peddling.

Section 15-23-19 - Penalties - Failure of Commission Member to Disclose Conflict of Interest.

Section 15-23-20 - Penalties - Alteration of Commission Records, Etc.

Section 15-23-21 - Penalties - Furnishing False Information; Failure to Disclose Material Fact, Etc.

Section 15-23-22 - Penalties - Unauthorized Control Over Money or Securities of Commission.

Section 15-23-23 - Certain Persons Deemed Ineligible for Compensation.