{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1203","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1203","heading":"Receiving a bribe; class E felony.","body":"(a) A public servant is guilty of receiving a bribe when the public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept a personal benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that the public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced.\n(b) A public servant or party officer is guilty of receiving a bribe when the public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept personal benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that some person will or may be appointed to a public office or designated or nominated as a candidate for public office.\n(c) A public servant is guilty of receiving a bribe when the public servant solicits, accepts or agrees to accept a personal benefit from another person for having violated the public servant’s duty as a public servant.\nReceiving a bribe is a class E felony.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc06/index.html#1203","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"33be3b751ac1cac739b1077549a5d55b65bfda6e2a4f8d0474d5d66225d96107","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1202","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}