District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-712 — Prohibited acts; penalty.
District of Columbia § 22-712
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 7Bribery; Obstructing Justice; Corrupt Influence.
Subch. IIBribery.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 22-712 (2026).
Text
(a)A person commits the offense of bribery if that person:
(1)Corruptly offers, gives, or agrees to give anything of value, directly or indirectly, to a public servant; or
(2)Corruptly solicits, demands, accepts, or agrees to accept anything of value, directly or indirectly, as a public servant;
(b)Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting concurrence in official action in the course of legitimate compromise between public servants.
(c)Any person convicted of bribery shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or twice the monetary equivalent of the thing of value, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
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Related
Dobyns v. United States
30 A.3d 155 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2011)
District of Columbia v. Stokes
785 A.2d 666 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2001)
Colbert v. United States
601 A.2d 603 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1992)
Legislative History
Dec. 1, 1982, D.C. Law 4-164, § 302, 29 DCR 3976; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, §§ 111(a)(3), 205(v), 60 DCR 2064
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Bluebook (online)
District of Columbia § 22-712, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/dc/22-712.