New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 200.03 (2026)

Bribery in the second degree

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§ 200.03 Bribery in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of bribery in the second degree when he confers, or
offers or agrees to confer, any benefit valued in excess of five
thousand dollars upon a public servant upon an agreement or
understanding that such public servant's vote, opinion, judgment,
action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will
thereby be influenced.
  Bribery in the second degree is a class C felony.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2022 · leading case: B People v. Wilson, 144 A.D.3d 1182 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016).

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B People v. Wilson, 144 A.D.3d 1182 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016). “Moreover, with respect to the object crime, count 2 of the indictment specifically set forth the same conduct alleged in count 1 of the indictment charging bribery in the second degree, a class C felony (see Penal Law § 200.03). Accordingly, as count 2 of the challenged…”

People v. Yu, 2018 NY Slip Op 8754 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018). · cites it 2× “The evidence also sufficiently established that defendants sought to influence the CJA employee with respect to his "vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision, or exercise of discretion as a public servant," as required to convict them of bribery in the second degree (Penal Law…”

Matter of Yu, 2016 NY Slip Op 7103 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016). “10 [1]), a class E felony; two counts of bribery in the second degree (Penal Law § 200.03), a class C felony; and 13 counts of rewarding official misconduct in the second degree (Penal Law § 200.”

Nunez v. Danforth (S.D.N.Y. 2022). “PROCEDURAL HISTORY On May 31, 2016, following a jury trial, Nunez was convicted of two counts of bribery in the second degree, in violation of Penal Law § 200.03; one count of conspiracy to commit bribery in the fourth degree, in violation of Penal Law § 105.”

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