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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-2605

Commercial bribery; classification; exception

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A. A person commits commercial bribery if:

1. Such person confers any benefit on an employee without the consent of such employee's employer, corruptly intending that such benefit will influence the conduct of the employee in relation to the employer's commercial affairs, and the conduct of the employee causes economic loss to the employer.

2. While an employee of an employer such employee accepts any benefit from another person, corruptly intending that such benefit will influence his conduct in relation to the employer's commercial affairs, and such conduct causes economic loss to the employer or principal.

B. Commercial bribery is a class 5 felony if the value of the benefit is more than one thousand dollars. Commercial bribery is a class 6 felony if the value of the benefit is not more than one thousand dollars but not less than one hundred dollars. Commercial bribery is a class 1 misdemeanor if the value of the benefit is less than one hundred dollars.

C. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a person from recruiting an employee of another employer unless, pursuant to an agreement between such person and the employee that such employee engage in conduct which will cause economic loss to his employer, such employee engages in conduct while an employee of his original employer and such conduct causes economic loss to the employer.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1995–2004 · leading case: United States v. Welch
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United States v. Welch (2003) ca10 “Code § 13A-11-120; Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-2605; Conn. Gen.Stat.”
United States v. Louis Parise, Jr. (1998) ca3 · cites it 2× “” See Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-2605. Pennsylvania’s statute contains no such limiting language.”
State v. Walker (1995) arizctapp “section 13-2605 (1989), which defines “commercial bribery,” uses “corruptly” rather than “with corrupt intent” to describe the requisite mental state for that offense.”
In Re the Extradition of Chan Seong-I (2004) nmd “660 (felony); Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 13-2605 (felony if value of benefit is more than one thousand dollars); Ark.”
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