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Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.68.010 (2026)

Bribery

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(1) A person is guilty of bribery if:
(a) With the intent to secure a particular result in a particular matter involving the exercise of the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in his or her official capacity, he or she offers, confers, or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon such public servant; or
(b) Being a public servant, he or she requests, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit pursuant to an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action as a public servant will be used to secure or attempt to secure a particular result in a particular matter.
(2) It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the public servant sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he or she had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.
(3) Bribery is a class B felony.
[ 2011 c 336 s 386; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.68.010.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2023 · leading case: State v. Pelkey, 745 P.2d 854 (Wash. 1987).
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State v. Pelkey, 745 P.2d 854 (Wash. 1987). · cites it 4× “010(1)(a), a person is guilty of bribery if: With the intent to secure a particular result in a particular matter involving the exercise of the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in his official capacity, he offers, confers, or…”
State v. O'NEILL, 700 P.2d 711 (Wash. 1985). · cites it 6× “First, the motion to dismiss was properly denied because "corrupt intent" is an element of *876 the crime of bribery, RCW 9A.68.010. This element expunges any objection to the charge of bribery as unconstitutionally overbroad and vague.”
State v. Greco, 787 P.2d 940 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 9× “1 RCW 9A.68.010 reads in pertinent part as follows: "(1) A person is guilty of bribery if: "(a) With the intent to secure a particular result in a particular matter involving the exercise of the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in…”
State v. O'NEILL, 959 P.2d 1149 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 6× “RCW 9A.68.010. The entrapment statute includes the challenged "opportunity" language and unambiguously states that it is a defense in "any prosecution for a crime[.”
State v. O'NEILL, 967 P.2d 985 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “RCW 9A.68.010. The entrapment statute includes the challenged "opportunity" language and unambiguously states that it is a defense in "any prosecution for a crime[.”
State v. Valdiglesias LaValle, 535 P.3d 856 (Wash. 2023). “) Subsection (1)(b) makes it a crime for any public servant to “request[], accept[], or agree[] to accept any pecuniary benefit pursuant to an agreement or understanding that his or her .”
State v. Liewer, 829 P.2d 236 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 6× “Scott Don Liewer appeals his conviction on one count of bribery pursuant to RCW 9A.68.010. We affirm. Facts On November 10,1989, J.”
City of Yakima v. Esqueda, 612 P.2d 821 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “For example, under RCW 9A.68.010(2) it is no defense to a prosecution for bribery "that the public servant sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.”
State v. Clark, 659 P.2d 554 (Wash. Ct. App. 1983). “RCW 9A.68.010(l)(a). In essence, defendant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence.”
State v. Pelkey, 794 P.2d 1286 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “Here, the property appears to have been given to Sergeant Brauch as a bribe under RCW 9A.68.010. As a general rule, a contract that is contrary to the terms and policy of an express legislative enactment is illegal and unenforceable.”
United States v. Walgren, 695 F. Supp. 495 (W.D. Wash. 1988). “25] that bribery under Washington law (RCW 9A.68.010) is committed if a public servant: requests, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit pursuant to an agreement or understanding that his .”
State v. Hendrickson, 311 P.3d 41 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “” RCW 9A.68.010. When construing that undefined statutory term, our court succinctly stated: “it simply means that the public servant is acting within the scope of what he or she is employed to do as distinguished from being engaged in a personal frolic.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.68.010(1)(a) — 6 cases
State v. Pelkey, 745 P.2d 854 (Wash. 1987). “010(1)(a), a person is guilty of bribery if: With the intent to secure a particular result in a particular matter involving the exercise of the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in his official capacity, he offers, confers, or…”
State v. O'NEILL, 700 P.2d 711 (Wash. 1985). “First, the motion to dismiss was properly denied because "corrupt intent" is an element of *876 the crime of bribery, RCW 9A.68.010. This element expunges any objection to the charge of bribery as unconstitutionally overbroad and vague.”
State v. O'NEILL, 959 P.2d 1149 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “RCW 9A.68.010. The entrapment statute includes the challenged "opportunity" language and unambiguously states that it is a defense in "any prosecution for a crime[.”
State v. O'NEILL, 967 P.2d 985 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “RCW 9A.68.010. The entrapment statute includes the challenged "opportunity" language and unambiguously states that it is a defense in "any prosecution for a crime[.”
State Of Washington v. Timothy Mannon Geisen (Wash. Ct. App. 2020).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.68.010(2) — 1 case
City of Yakima v. Esqueda, 612 P.2d 821 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “For example, under RCW 9A.68.010(2) it is no defense to a prosecution for bribery "that the public servant sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.68.010(l)(a) — 4 cases
State v. Pelkey, 745 P.2d 854 (Wash. 1987). “010(1)(a), a person is guilty of bribery if: With the intent to secure a particular result in a particular matter involving the exercise of the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in his official capacity, he offers, confers, or…”
State v. O'NEILL, 700 P.2d 711 (Wash. 1985). “First, the motion to dismiss was properly denied because "corrupt intent" is an element of *876 the crime of bribery, RCW 9A.68.010. This element expunges any objection to the charge of bribery as unconstitutionally overbroad and vague.”
State v. Greco, 787 P.2d 940 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990). “1 RCW 9A.68.010 reads in pertinent part as follows: "(1) A person is guilty of bribery if: "(a) With the intent to secure a particular result in a particular matter involving the exercise of the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in…”
State v. Clark, 659 P.2d 554 (Wash. Ct. App. 1983). “RCW 9A.68.010(l)(a). In essence, defendant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.68.010(l)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Greco, 787 P.2d 940 (Wash. Ct. App. 1990). “1 RCW 9A.68.010 reads in pertinent part as follows: "(1) A person is guilty of bribery if: "(a) With the intent to secure a particular result in a particular matter involving the exercise of the public servant's vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion, or other action in…”
State v. Liewer, 829 P.2d 236 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). “Scott Don Liewer appeals his conviction on one count of bribery pursuant to RCW 9A.68.010. We affirm. Facts On November 10,1989, J.”
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