18.2-444 - Corruptly influencing, or being influenced as, agents, etc. - Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-444. Corruptly influencing, or being influenced as, agents, etc.

(1) Any person who gives, offers or promises to an agent, employee or servantany gift or gratuity whatever, without the knowledge and consent of theprincipal, employer or master of such agent, employee or servant, with intentto influence his action to the prejudice of his principal's, employer's ormaster's business; or

(2) An agent, employee or servant who, without the knowledge and consent ofhis principal, employer or master requests or accepts a gift or gratuity or apromise to make a gift or to do an act beneficial to himself, under anagreement or with an understanding that he shall act in any particular manneras to his principal's, employer's or master's business; or

(3) An agent, employee or servant who, being authorized to procure materials,supplies or other articles either by purchase or contract for his principal,employer or master or to employ service or labor for his principal, employeror master receives directly or indirectly, for himself or for another, acommission, discount or bonus from the person who makes such sale orcontract, or furnishes such materials, supplies or other articles, or from aperson who renders such service or labor; or

(4) Any person who gives or offers such an agent, employee or servant suchcommission, discount or bonus;

shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-404; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)