521.040 Unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters when: (a) While a public servant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept compensation for advice or other assistance in preparing a bill, contract, claim or other transaction o r proposal as to which he knows that he is likely to have an official discretion to exercise; or (b) He offers, pays or agrees to pay compensation to a public servant for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim or othe r transaction with knowledge that acceptance by the public servant is unlawful. (2) Unlawful compensation for assistance in public matters is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 185, effective Ja nuary 1, 1975.
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