A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
I. Being a public servant, he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he has or is likely to have an official discretion to exercise; or

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 640:6

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9

II. He gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is prohibited by paragraph I.