It shall be unlawful for any bondsman, either directly or indirectly, to give, donate, lend, contribute, or to promise to give, donate, lend, or contribute any money, property, entertainment, or other thing of value whatsoever to any attorney at law, police officer, deputy United States marshal, jailer, probation officer, clerk, or other attachè of a criminal court, or public official of any character, for procuring or assisting in procuring any person to employ the bondsman to execute as surety any bond for compensation in any criminal case in the District of Columbia. It shall be unlawful for any attorney at law, police officer, deputy United States marshal, jailer, probation officer, clerk, bailiff, or other attachè of a criminal court, or public official of any character, to accept or receive from a bondsman any money, property, entertainment, or other thing of value whatsoever for procuring or assisting in procuring a person to employ a bondsman to execute as surety any bond for compensation in a criminal case in the District of Columbia.
(July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 635, Pub. L. 91-358, title II, § 210(a).)
1981 Ed., § 23-1103.
1973 Ed., § 23-1103.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 23 - Criminal Procedure. [Enacted title]
Chapter 11 - Professional Bondsmen
§ 23–1102. Bonding business impressed with public interests
§ 23–1103. Procuring business through official or attorney for a consideration prohibited
§ 23–1109. Giving advance information of proposed raid prohibited
§ 23–1110. Designation of official to issue citations or take money or bond