Florida Statutes Section 838.15 - Commercial Bribe Receiving. (Fla. Stat. § 838.15)

838.15 Commercial bribe receiving.—

(1) A person commits the crime of commercial bribe receiving if the person solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept a benefit with intent to violate a statutory or common-law duty to which that person is subject 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;

(d) An officer, director, partner, manager, or other participant in the direction of the affairs of an organization; or

(e) An arbitrator or other purportedly disinterested adjudicator or referee.

(2) Commercial bribe receiving is a third degree felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 1, ch. 90-301.

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