{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-73","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 73","heading":"","body":"Every person who gives or offers any gratuity or reward, in consideration that he or any other person shall be appointed to any public office, or shall be permitted to exercise or discharge the duties thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 5. OF CRIMES BY AND AGAINST THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE STATE [67. - 77.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"aeaf52a17429d39a9f7e538a72abc678f90e0b5b2b9c256d050e48900d12447c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-72.5","next":"us-ca/pen-74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}