Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 3 histories
575.280. Acceding to corruption — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of acceding to corruption if he or she:
(1) Is a judge, juror, special master, referee or arbitrator and knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit, direct or indirect, on the representation or understanding that it will influence his or her official action in a judicial proceeding pending in any court or before such official or juror;
(2) Is a witness or prospective witness in any official proceeding and knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit, direct or indirect, on the representation or understanding that he or she will disobey a subpoena or other legal process, absent himself or herself, avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information or documents, or testify falsely.
2. The offense of acceding to corruption under subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section is a class C felony. The offense of acceding to corruption under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of this section in a felony prosecution or on the representation or understanding of testifying falsely is a class D felony. Otherwise acceding to corruption is a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice
Section 575.010 - Definitions.
Section 575.020 - Concealing an offense — penalties.
Section 575.030 - Hindering prosecution — penalties.
Section 575.040 - Perjury — penalties.
Section 575.050 - False affidavit — penalties.
Section 575.060 - False declarations — penalty.
Section 575.070 - Proof of falsity of statements.
Section 575.080 - False reports — penalty.
Section 575.090 - False bomb report — penalty.
Section 575.095 - Tampering with a judicial officer — penalty.
Section 575.100 - Tampering with physical evidence — penalties.
Section 575.110 - Tampering with a public record — penalty.
Section 575.120 - False impersonation — penalties.
Section 575.130 - Simulating legal process — penalty.
Section 575.133 - Filing a nonconsensual common law lien — penalty.
Section 575.150 - Resisting or interfering with arrest — penalties.
Section 575.153 - Disarming a peace officer or correctional officer — penalty.
Section 575.159 - Aiding a sexual offender — applicability of section — penalty.
Section 575.160 - Interference with legal process — penalty.
Section 575.170 - Refusing to make an employee available for service of process — penalty.
Section 575.190 - Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty.
Section 575.195 - Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty.
Section 575.200 - Escape or attempted escape from custody — penalty.
Section 575.205 - Tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, offense of — violation, penalty.
Section 575.206 - Violating a condition of lifetime supervision, offense of — violation, penalty.
Section 575.210 - Escape or attempted escape from confinement — penalties.
Section 575.220 - Failure to return to confinement — penalties.
Section 575.230 - Aiding escape of a prisoner — penalties.
Section 575.240 - Permitting escape — penalties.
Section 575.250 - Disturbing a judicial proceeding — penalty.
Section 575.260 - Tampering with a judicial proceeding — penalty.
Section 575.270 - Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties.
Section 575.280 - Acceding to corruption — penalties.
Section 575.290 - Improper communication — penalty.
Section 575.300 - Misconduct by a juror — penalty.
Section 575.310 - Misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror — penalty.
Section 575.320 - Misconduct in administration of justice — penalty.