{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.68.030","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.68.030","heading":"Receiving or granting unlawful compensation.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of receiving or granting unlawful compensation if:\n(a) Being a public servant, he or she requests, accepts, or agrees to accept compensation for advice or other assistance in preparing a bill, contract, claim, or transaction regarding which he or she knows he or she is likely to have an official discretion to exercise; or\n(b) He or she knowingly offers, pays, or agrees to pay compensation to a public servant for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction regarding which the public servant is likely to have an official discretion to exercise.\n(2) Receiving or granting unlawful compensation is a class C felony.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.68"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.68.030","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:51:21Z","sha256":"4539fa1c92f752bbd35221841a259e046dc0cfebc5896b678704fc574e2b8d28","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.68.020","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.68.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}