§ 11-7-3. Solicitation or acceptance of bribe by agent, employee, or public official.
(a) No person in public or private employ, or public official shall corruptly accept, or obtain or agree to accept, or attempt to obtain from any person, for himself or herself or any other person, any gift or valuable consideration as an inducement or reward for doing or forbearing to do, or for having done or forborne to do, any act in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official, or for showing or forbearing to show favor or disfavor to any person in relation to the business of his or her principal, master, employer, or state, city, or town of which he or she is an official.
(b) It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the person did not have the power or authority to perform the act or omission for which the reward or inducement was offered, solicited, accepted, or agreed upon.
History of Section.P.L. 1905, ch. 1219, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 349, § 21; G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 21; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 21; G.L. 1956, § 11-7-3; P.L. 1991, ch. 139, § 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.