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720 ILCS 5/33-1

Bribery

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(720 ILCS 5/33-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 33-1)
    Sec. 33-1. Bribery. A person commits bribery when:
        (a) With intent to influence the performance of any
    
act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or she promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept; or
        (b) With intent to influence the performance of any
    
act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or she promises or tenders to one whom he or she believes to be a public officer, public employee, juror or witness, any property or personal advantage which a public officer, public employee, juror or witness would not be authorized by law to accept; or
        (c) With intent to cause any person to influence the
    
performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he or she promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept; or
        (d) He or she receives, retains or agrees to accept
    
any property or personal advantage which he or she is not authorized by law to accept knowing that the property or personal advantage was promised or tendered with intent to cause him or her to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness; or
        (e) He or she solicits, receives, retains, or agrees
    
to accept any property or personal advantage pursuant to an understanding that he or she shall improperly influence or attempt to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness.
    As used in this Section, "tenders" means any delivery or proffer made with the requisite intent.
    Sentence. Bribery is a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Empress Casino Joliet Corpora v. Balmoral Racing Club, Incorpor
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Empress Casino Joliet Corpora v. Balmoral Racing Club, Incorpor (2016) ca7 “§§ 1951 (b)(2), 1961(1); 720 ILCS 5/33-1; see Evans v. United States, 504 U.”
United States v. Jerome Genova, Lawrence Gulotta, and Jerome Stack (2003) ca7 “Speedy pothole repair for neighborhoods that support the incumbent is common in municipal government, and we do not for a second suppose that putting salaried workers to this political end is bribery — yet that is an implication of the prosecution’s theory.”
United States v. Genova (2001) ilnd · cites it 3× “ent or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which he is not authorized by law to accept; or ^ % (d) He receives, retains, or agrees to accept any property or personal advantage…”
People v. Ramirez (2012) illappct “A person commits the crime of bribery when, “[w]ith the intent to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function” of a public employee, he “promises or tenders” to that employee property or personal advantage which the employee would not be authorized…”
United States v. Genova (2002) ilnd · cites it 3× “Stack was charged in racketeering acts 9(b), 10(b), 12(b) and 13(b) with bribing Paul Kowalchyk, Nick Yovkovich, Tom Maszinski and Anthony Perry, respectively, by providing them with comp time and other benefits to do political work for Ge-nova, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/33-1…”
People v. Brown (2003) illappct “Thus, evidence of a bribery, a Class 2 felony (720 ILCS 5/33-1(f) (West 2002)), and attempt (bribery), a Class 3 felony (720 ILCS 5/8-4(c)(4) (West 2002)), would be suppressed despite the seriousness of these offenses.”
Dwaine D. Jones v. Western & Southern Life Insurance Company (1996) ca7 “720 ILCS 5/33-1 et seq. After a trial on the merits, Counts III and IV (the letter counts) were submitted to the jury.”
Santana v. Cook County Board of Review (2010) ilnd “§§ 1341 and 1343) by Rogers, Guetzow and Sullivan; (2) intimidation and conspiracy to intimidate (720 ILCS 5/8-2 and 5/12-6(a)(6)) by Rogers, Guetzow, Sullivan and Jaconetty and (3) bribery and official misconduct (720 ILCS 5/33-1 and 5/33-3(c)) by Rogers, Berrios and Houlihan.”
People v. Chambers (2023) illappct “16-CF-299): harassment of a witness (720 ILCS 5/32-4a(a)(2) (West 2016)), bribery (720 ILCS 5/33-1(a) (West 2016)), and communication with a witness (720 ILCS 5/32-4(b) (West 2016)).”
People v. Chambers (2023) illappct “The alleged offenses were harassment of a witness (720 ILCS 5/32-4a(a)(2) (West 2016)), bribery (720 ILCS 5/33-1(a) (West 2016)), and communication with a witness (id.”
People v. Johnson (2002) illappct · cites it 3× “The State appeals, arguing the trial court erred in concluding the bribery statute is unconstitutional as applied to defendant. We reverse and remand.”
People v. Lewis (2023) illappct · cites it 2× “Defendant filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied. At an August 2018 hearing, the Vermilion County circuit court found defendant was eligible for Class X sentencing under section 5-4.”
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— 720 ILCS 5/33-1(a) — 7 cases
United States v. Genova (2001) ilnd “ent or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which he is not authorized by law to accept; or ^ % (d) He receives, retains, or agrees to accept any property or personal advantage…”
People v. Chambers (2023) illappct “16-CF-299): harassment of a witness (720 ILCS 5/32-4a(a)(2) (West 2016)), bribery (720 ILCS 5/33-1(a) (West 2016)), and communication with a witness (720 ILCS 5/32-4(b) (West 2016)).”
People v. Chambers (2023) illappct “The alleged offenses were harassment of a witness (720 ILCS 5/32-4a(a)(2) (West 2016)), bribery (720 ILCS 5/33-1(a) (West 2016)), and communication with a witness (id.”
People v. Johnson (2002) illappct “The State appeals, arguing the trial court erred in concluding the bribery statute is unconstitutional as applied to defendant. We reverse and remand.”
People v. Lewis (2023) illappct “Defendant filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied. At an August 2018 hearing, the Vermilion County circuit court found defendant was eligible for Class X sentencing under section 5-4.”
— 720 ILCS 5/33-1(b) — 1 case
People v. Ramirez (2012) illappct “A person commits the crime of bribery when, “[w]ith the intent to influence the performance of any act related to the employment or function” of a public employee, he “promises or tenders” to that employee property or personal advantage which the employee would not be authorized…”
— 720 ILCS 5/33-1(d) — 1 case
United States v. Genova (2001) ilnd “ent or function of any public officer, public employee, juror or witness, he promises or tenders to that person any property or personal advantage which he is not authorized by law to accept; or ^ % (d) He receives, retains, or agrees to accept any property or personal advantage…”
— 720 ILCS 5/33-1(f) — 1 case
People v. Brown (2003) illappct “Thus, evidence of a bribery, a Class 2 felony (720 ILCS 5/33-1(f) (West 2002)), and attempt (bribery), a Class 3 felony (720 ILCS 5/8-4(c)(4) (West 2002)), would be suppressed despite the seriousness of these offenses.”
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