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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 576.020 (2026)

Public servant acceding to corruption

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  576.020.  Public servant acceding to corruption — penalty. — 1.  A public servant commits the offense of acceding to corruption if he or she knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit, direct or indirect, in return for his or her:

  (1)  Official vote, opinion, recommendation, judgment, decision, action or exercise of discretion as a public servant; or

  (2)  Violation of a known legal duty as a public servant.

  2.  The offense of acceding to corruption by a public servant is a class E felony.

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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)

Effective 1-01-17

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1987–2015 · leading case: State v. Young, 42 S.W.3d 729 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001).
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State v. Young, 42 S.W.3d 729 (Mo. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 6× “Count 2 The special prosecuting attorney of Miller County, State of Missouri, charges that the above named defendant, in violation of Section 576.020, RSMo, committed the class D felony of acceding to corruption, punishable upon conviction under Sections 558.”
State v. Kidd, 81 S.W.3d 4 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 11× “Kidd, a police officer, was convicted after a jury trial in Platte County of acceding to corruption under § 576.020, RSMo, 2000. 1 He was sentenced to one year in the county jail and assessed a $100 fine.”
Jackson v. Sayad, 741 S.W.2d 847 (Mo. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 6× “In the second proceeding a jury acquitted Jackson of a criminal charge of acceding to corruption, Section 576.020 RSMo 1978. The third proceeding before the St.”
State v. Scott, 781 S.W.2d 64 (Mo. 1989). · cites it 11× “The defendant was charged with four and convicted of two counts of violating § 576.020, RSMo 1986, reading in pertinent part as follows: 1.”
State v. Horne, 778 S.W.2d 756 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 5× “Donald Gene Horne was found guilty by a jury of acceding to corruption, § 576.020, RSMo 1986. The jury recommended a sentence of five years imprisonment and a fine to be set by the judge, but the court imposed sentence of imprisonment for three years with no fine.”
State v. Holloway, 992 S.W.2d 886 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “010, bribery of a public servant; (b) section 576.020, public servant acceding to corruption; (c) section 576.”
State v. Jones, 458 S.W.3d 453 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “Timothy Jones appeals from a sentence and judgment of acceding to corruption, in violation of Section 576.020, RSMo. (2000). We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal and conclude that no reversible error occurred.”
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