{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "215.22", "citation": "Penal Law § 215.22", "heading": "Providing a juror with a gratuity", "text": ["§ 215.22 Providing a juror with a gratuity.", "A person is guilty of providing a juror with a gratuity when he or she, having been a party in a concluded civil or criminal action or proceeding or having been a person with regard to whom a grand jury has taken action pursuant to any subdivision of section 190.60 of the criminal procedure law (or acting on behalf of such a party or such a person), directly or indirectly confers, offers to confer or agrees to confer upon a person whom he or she knows has served as a juror in such action or proceeding or on such grand jury any benefit with intent to reward such person for such service.", "Providing a juror with a gratuity is a class A misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/215.22", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person who was a **party to a concluded civil or criminal action or proceeding**, or a person about whom a grand jury took action under **section 190.60 of the Criminal Procedure Law** (or someone acting for either), commits this offense by **directly or indirectly giving, offering, or agreeing to give any benefit** to a person **known to have served as a juror** in that action or on that grand jury, **intending to reward that service**. ★ It is a **class A misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/215.22", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}