{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-604","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §604","heading":"Improper compensation for past action","body":"1.   A person is guilty of improper compensation for past action if:\nA.  Being a public servant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for having given a decision, opinion, recommendation, nomination, vote, otherwise exercised his discretion, or for having violated his duty; or\nB.  He promises, offers or gives any pecuniary benefit, acceptance of which would be a violation of paragraph A.\n2.   Improper compensation for past action is a Class D crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 25: BRIBERY AND CORRUPT PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec604.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"7bd4d4fddbc7d7ca8ee11da44a108ca8cf4efb3454058b95d2d6d48bbbf15a02","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-603","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}