(a) Commercial bribery is conferring, offering or agreeing to confer, or soliciting, accepting or agreeing to accept, any benefit as consideration for knowingly violating or agreeing to violate a duty of fidelity or trust by:

(1) An agent or employee of another;

Have a question? Click here to chat with a criminal defense lawyer and protect your rights.

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 21-6506

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

(2) a person acting in a fiduciary capacity;

(3) a lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser or other professional adviser;

(4) an officer, director, partner, manager or other participant in the affairs of a corporation, partnership or unincorporated association; or

(5) an arbitrator or other purportedly disinterested adjudicator or referee.

(b) Commercial bribery is a severity level 8, nonperson felony.

(c) A person who violates the provisions of this section may also be prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for theft.