{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-712","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-712","heading":"Prohibited acts; penalty.","body":"(a)\nA person commits the offense of bribery if that person:\n(1)\nCorruptly offers, gives, or agrees to give anything of value, directly or indirectly, to a public servant; or\n(2)\nCorruptly solicits, demands, accepts, or agrees to accept anything of value, directly or indirectly, as a public servant;\n\n(b)\nNothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting concurrence in official action in the course of legitimate compromise between public servants.\n\n(c)\nAny person convicted of bribery shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or twice the monetary equivalent of the thing of value, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 7. Bribery; Obstructing Justice; Corrupt Influence.","Subchapter II. Bribery."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-712","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d4e666b1bbbac5001ed18319bd2c9ccb174abb081519474743fc55dd90b5daa9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-711","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}