{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "200.04", "citation": "Penal Law § 200.04", "heading": "Bribery in the first degree", "text": ["§ 200.04 Bribery in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of bribery in the first degree when the person confers, or offers or agrees to confer: (1) any benefit upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced in the investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution or incarceration of any person for the commission or alleged commission of a class A felony defined in article two hundred twenty of this part or an attempt to commit any such class A felony; or (2) any benefit valued in excess of one hundred thousand dollars upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced.", "Bribery in the first degree is a class B felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/200.04", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree bribery by **giving, offering, or agreeing to give**:\n- **(1)** any benefit to a public servant to influence official discretion in the investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution, or incarceration of someone for an alleged or committed **class A felony under article 220**, or an attempt; or\n- **(2)** a benefit worth **more than $100,000** to influence the servant’s official vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision, or discretion. ★\nThe offense is a **class B felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/200.04", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}