Penal Law § 180.25

Bribe receiving by a labor official  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 180.25 Bribe receiving by a labor official.

A labor official is guilty of bribe receiving by a labor official when he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that such benefit will influence him in respect to any of his acts, decisions, or duties as such labor official.

Bribe receiving by a labor official is a class D felony.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/180.25

In plain English

A labor official commits bribe receiving by soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any benefit on the understanding that it will influence the official’s acts, decisions, or duties as a labor official. ★ The offense is a class D felony.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.