{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-521.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 521.050","heading":"Providing a pecuniary benefit for bribery of a public servant.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of providing a pecuniary benefit for bribery of a public servant\nwhen, while not engaging in the bribery directly, he intentionally provides the\npecuniary benefit to the person who offers or accepts the bribe.\n(2) It is a defense under t his section if a person provides the pecuniary benefit, confers,\nor agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant as a result of\nconduct of the public servant which constitutes extortion or coercion.\n(3) It is no defense to a prosecution und er this section that the person sought to be\ninfluenced was not qualified to act in the desired way because he had not yet\nassumed office, because he lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.\n(4) Providing a pecuniary benefit for bribery of a public servant is a Class C felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 521"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19885","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"4e93d5e6d3c9852afaaa4b9fc6e235e5d1f15cd59c8a715d313206adfa6b9549","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-521.040","next":"us-ky/krs-521.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}