{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-200.05","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 200.05","heading":"Bribery; defense","body":"§ 200.05 Bribery; defense.\n  In any prosecution for bribery, it is a defense that the defendant\nconferred or agreed to confer the benefit involved upon the public\nservant involved as a result of conduct of the latter constituting\nlarceny committed by means of extortion, or an attempt to commit the\nsame, or coercion, or an attempt to commit coercion.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 200. Bribery Involving Public Servants and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/200.05","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"b27b5d586e0a9c0991cff838d454a71fa6d8179c52a8fc96ea964765a309f890","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-200.04","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-200.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}