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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-161 (2025)

Receiving a commercial bribe: Class D felony

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(a) An employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of receiving a commercial bribe when, without consent of his employer or principal, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that such benefit will influence his conduct in relation to his employer's or principal's affairs.

(b) Receiving a commercial bribe is a class D felony.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 163; P.A. 03-259, S. 45.)

History: P.A. 03-259 amended Subsec. (b) to change receiving a commercial bribe from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony.

Cited. 229 C. 479.

Cited. 20 CA 386.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: Antinerella v. Rioux, 642 A.2d 699 (Conn. 1994).
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Antinerella v. Rioux, 642 A.2d 699 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 53a-161 provides: “RECEIVING A COMMERCIAL BRIBE: CLASS A misdemeanor, (a) An employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of receiving a commercial bribe when, without consent of Ms employer or principal, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from…”
State v. Vaughn, 567 A.2d 392 (Conn. App. Ct. 1989). · cites it 2× “The defendant’s next objection is that the prosecutor abused his discretion by charging a violation of § 21a-278 (b) because he lacked a good faith basis to believe that the defendant was not a drug-dependent person.”
New Haven v. AFSCME, Council 4, Local 3144, 257 A.3d 947 (Conn. 2021). · cites it 2× “’’ 13 General Statutes § 53a-161 provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) An employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of receiving a commercial bribe when, without consent of his employer or principal, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an…”
New Haven v. AFSCME, Council 4, Local 3144, 257 A.3d 947 (Conn. 2021). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 53a-161 provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) An employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of receiving a commercial bribe when, without consent of his employer or principal, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or…”
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