Vermont § 1101 Bribing public officers or employees

Vermont Statutes

§ 1101 — Bribing public officers or employees

Vermont § 1101

Title 13Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Ch. 21Chapter 021: Bribery

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1101 (2026).

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(a)A person shall not, directly or indirectly, corruptly, give, offer, or promise to an executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or to any employee, appointee, or designee of any executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or to a person who is a candidate or applicant for an executive, legislative, or judicial office, a gift or gratuity:

(1)with intent to influence his or her finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment; or

(2)for or because of any finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment.

(b)A person who violates this section shall, if the gift or gratuity is less than $500.00 in value, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or bo

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(a) A person shall not, directly or indirectly, corruptly, give, offer, or promise to an executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or to any employee, appointee, or designee of any executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or to a person who is a candidate or applicant for an executive, legislative, or judicial office, a gift or gratuity:
(1) with intent to influence his or her finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment; or
(2) for or because of any finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment.
(b) A person who violates this section shall, if the gift or gratuity is less than $500.00 in value, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both. A person who violates this section shall, if the gift or gratuity is $500.00 or more in value, be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1987, No. 48, § 1.)