838.15 Commercial bribe receiving. - Florida Statutes

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.