§ 11-7-1. Bribery of juror or person exercising judicial function.
Every person who shall give any sum of money or any bribe, present, reward or unsecured loan, or any promise or security for any, to obtain or influence the opinion, judgment, verdict, sentence, report or award of any judge, justice of the peace, warden, juror, auditor, referee, arbitrator, master in chancery, or person summoned as a juror, in any matter or cause pending or to be tried before him or her alone or before him or her with others, shall be imprisoned not exceeding seven (7) years or be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 276, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 342, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 394, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 605, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 11-7-1; P.L. 1990, ch. 95, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 11-7-1. - Bribery of juror or person exercising judicial function.
Section 11-7-2. - Acceptance of bribe by juror or person exercising judicial function.
Section 11-7-3. - Solicitation or acceptance of bribe by agent, employee, or public official.
Section 11-7-4. - Bribery of agent, employee, or public official.
Section 11-7-5. - Penalty for violations.
Section 11-7-6. - Civil liability for violating § 11-7-3 or 11-7-4.
Section 11-7-8. - Accepting bribe to obtain preferential military treatment.
Section 11-7-9. - Corruption of sports participant or official.
Section 11-7-10. - Acceptance of bribe by sports participant or official.
Section 11-7-11. - Bribery of witness.
Section 11-7-12. - Failure to report corruption of sports participant or official.
Section 11-7-14. - Offer of gratuity by employees of financial institutions.