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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 197.020 (2026)

Bribery of other public officers

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NRS 197.020  Bribery of other public officers.  A person who gives, offers or promises, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to a person executing any of the functions of a public officer other than as specified in NRS 197.010, 199.010 and 218A.960, with the intent to influence the person with respect to any act, decision, vote or other proceeding in the exercise of his or her powers or functions, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

      [Part 1911 C&P § 46; RL § 6311; NCL § 9995]—(NRS A 1967, 460; 1979, 1417; 1995, 1170)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1979–1989 · leading case: In Re the Report of the Washoe Cnty. Grand Jury, 590 P.2d 622 (Nev. 1979).
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In Re the Report of the Washoe Cnty. Grand Jury, 590 P.2d 622 (Nev. 1979). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] NRS 197.020 states: Every person who shall give, offer or promise, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to a person executing any of the functions of a public officer other than as specified in NRS 197.”
Lemberes v. State, 634 P.2d 1219 (Nev. 1981). · cites it 2× “: Appellants were each convicted of bribery of a public official in violation of NRS 197.020 1 and perjury in violation of NRS 199.”
Lewis v. State, 686 P.2d 219 (Nev. 1984). “Appellants were convicted under NRS 197.020, which provides, in pertinent part: Every person who gives, offers or promises, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to a person executing any of the functions of a public officer .”
Lucky v. State, 783 P.2d 457 (Nev. 1989). · cites it 2× “Another complaint charged appellant Salisbury with four counts of bribing a public officer in violation of NRS 197.020. The third complaint charged appellant Lucky with one count of bribing a public officer in violation of NRS 197.”
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