{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-161","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-161","heading":"Receiving a commercial bribe: Class D felony.","body":"(a) An employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of receiving a commercial bribe when, without consent of his employer or principal, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that such benefit will influence his conduct in relation to his employer's or principal's affairs.\n(b) Receiving a commercial bribe is a class D felony.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XI*. BRIBERY, OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND OTHER RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-161","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"8dae58686d0b747d896a952d970f331a6cdeb18b689e1e8486089a414342df04","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-160","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-161a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}