NRS 197.040
Asking or receiving bribe by public officer or employee.

A person who executes any of the functions of a public office not specified in NRS 197.030, 199.020 or 218A.965, and a person employed by or acting for the State or for any public officer in the business of the State, who asks or receives, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or other official proceeding will be influenced thereby, or that he or she will do or omit any act or proceeding or in any way neglect or violate any official duty, is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

Source: Section 197.040 — Asking or receiving bribe by public officer or employee., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-197.html#NRS197Sec040.

197.010
Bribery of executive or administrative officer. 197.020
Bribery of other public officers. 197.030
Asking or receiving bribe by executive or administrative officer. 197.040
Asking or receiving bribe by public officer or employee. 197.050
Rebate or division of salary unlawful. 197.060
Unlawful to agree to divide salary. 197.070
Payment of bona fide debt by deputy or attache. 197.080
Offering reward for appointment. 197.090
Interfering with public officer. 197.100
Influencing public officer. 197.110
Misconduct of public officer. 197.120
False impersonation of public officer 197.130
False report by public officer. 197.140
Public officer making false certificate. 197.150
Falsely auditing or paying claim. 197.160
Fraudulently presenting claim to public officer. 197.170
Extortion by public officer or employee. 197.180
Wrongful exercise of official power. 197.190
Obstructing public officer. 197.200
Oppression under color of office. 197.210
Fraudulent appropriation of property. 197.220
Other violations by officers. 197.230
Conviction of public officer forfeits trust.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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Original Source: Section 197.040 — Asking or receiving bribe by public officer or employee., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-197.html#NRS197Sec040 (last accessed Feb. 5, 2021).