Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 570
Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses
←570.145
Section 570.150.1
570.150→
August 28, 2015
Beginning January 1, 2017--Commercial bribery--penalty.
570.150. 1. A person commits the offense of commercial bribery if he
or she:
(1) Solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit as
consideration for knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of
fidelity, which he or she is subject to as:
(a) An agent or employee of another;
(b) A trustee, guardian or other fiduciary;
(c) A lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser or other professional
adviser or informant;
(d) An officer, director, partner, manager or other participant in
the direction of the affairs of an incorporated or unincorporated
association; or
(e) An arbitrator or other purportedly disinterested adjudicator or
referee;
(2) As a person who holds himself or herself out to the public as
being engaged in the business of making disinterested selection, appraisal
or criticism of commodities or services, solicits, accepts or agrees to
accept any benefit to influence his or her selection, appraisal or
criticism;
(3) Confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit the acceptance
of which would be criminal under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section.
2. The offense of commercial bribery is a class A misdemeanor.
(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
1991
1991
570.150. 1. A person commits the crime of commercial bribery:
(1) If he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit as
consideration for knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of
fidelity to which he is subject as:
(a) Agent or employee of another;
(b) Trustee, guardian or other fiduciary;
(c) Lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser or other professional
adviser or informant;
(d) Officer, director, partner, manager or other participant in the
direction of the affairs of an incorporated or unincorporated association; or
(e) Arbitrator or other purportedly disinterested adjudicator or referee;
(2) If as a person who holds himself out to the public as being engaged
in the business of making disinterested selection, appraisal or criticism of
commodities or services, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit
to influence his selection, appraisal or criticism;
(3) If he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit the
acceptance of which would be criminal under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this
section.
2. Commercial bribery is a class A misdemeanor.
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