State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Mississippi > Title-97 > 9 > 97-9-116§ 97-9-116. Bribing a judge.
(1) A person commits the crime of bribing a judge if he intentionally or knowingly offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a judge with the intent that the judge's decision, vote, recommendation or other exercise of official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding will thereby be influenced.
(2) Bribing a judge is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years and by a fine three (3) times the amount of the bribe but in no case less than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00).
Sources: Laws, 2008, ch. 428, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2008.
