§ 16-10-5 - (For effective date, see note.) Influencing of officer or employee of state or political subdivision by another officer or employee - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 16-10-5 (2010)
16-10-5. (For effective date, see note.) Influencing of officer or employee of state or political subdivision by another officer or employee

(a) (For effective date, see note.) Any officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof who asks for or receives anything of value to which he or she is not entitled in return for an agreement to influence or attempt to influence official action by any other officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.

(b) (For effective date, see note.) Any officer or employee of a political subdivision who asks for or receives anything of value to which he or she is not entitled in return for an agreement to influence or attempt to influence official action by any other officer or employee of that political subdivision shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years, or both.