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Tex. Penal Code § 36.09 (2026)

Offering Gift To Public Servant

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Sec. 36.09. OFFERING GIFT TO PUBLIC SERVANT. (a) A person commits an offense if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on a public servant that he knows the public servant is prohibited by law from accepting.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2015 · leading case: Rodriguez v. State, 90 S.W.3d 340 (Tex. App. 2002).

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Rodriguez v. State, 90 S.W.3d 340 (Tex. App. 2002). “Lastly, Appellant argues that he was entitled to lesser-included offense charges on offering gifts to Esparza or Prieto in violation of Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 36.09 (Vernon 1994).”

Smith v. State, 959 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. App. 1998). “Laws 3586 , 3662; Tex Penal Code Ann. § 36.09 (Vernon 1994).”

Hubbard v. State, 668 S.W.2d 419 (Tex. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Appellant contends that the trial court lacked jurisdiction because he should have been charged under TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 36.09 (Vernon 1974), rather than TEX.”

Cary, Stacy Stine (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “02 (a)(1) and (2)……………………………...…4, 8, 10, 14 Texas Penal Code § 36.”

Cary, Stacy Stine (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “……………………………………14 Texas Penal Code § 34.02 (a)(4)……………………………......……...1, 14, 37, 41 Texas Penal Code § 36.”

Cary, David Frederick (Tex. 2015). · cites it 2× “…17, 23 Texas Penal Code § 36.02(a)(1), (2), (3), (4).”

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