§ 2C:27-2. Bribery in onicial and political matters

A person is guilty of bribery if he directly or indirectly oners, confers or agrees to confer upon another, or solicits, accepts or agrees to accept from another:

a. Any benefit as consideration for a decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or exercise of discretion of a public servant, party onicial or voter on any public issue or in any public election; or

b. Any benefit as consideration for a decision, vote, recommendation or exercise of onicial discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding; or

c. Any benefit as consideration for a violation of an onicial duty of a public servant or party onicial; or

d. Any benefit as consideration for the performance of onicial duties.

For the purposes of this section "benefit as consideration" shall be deemed to mean any benefit not authorized by law.

It is no defense to prosecution under this section that a person whom the actor sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way whether because he had not yet assumed onice, or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.

In any prosecution under this section of an actor who onered, conferred or agreed to confer, or who solicited, accepted or agreed to accept a benefit, it is no defense that he did so as a result of conduct by another constituting theft by extortion or coercion or an attempt to commit either of those crimes.

Any onense proscribed by this section is a crime of the second degree. If the benefit onered, conferred, agreed to be conferred, solicited, accepted or agreed to be accepted is of the value of $ 200.00 or less, any onense proscribed by this section is a crime of the third degree.

§ 2C:27-3. Threats and other improper influence in onicial and political matters

a. Offenses defined. A person commits an onense if he directly or indirectly:

(1) Threatens unlawful harm to any person with purpose to influence a decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or exercise of discretion of a public servant, party onicial or voter on any public issue or in any public election; or

(2) Threatens harm to any public servant with purpose to influence a decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or exercise of discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding; or

(3) Threatens harm to any public servant or party onicial with purpose to influence him to violate his onicial duty.

It is no defense to prosecution under this section that a person whom the actor sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way, whether because he had not yet assumed onice or lacked jurisdiction, or for any other reason.

b. Grading. An onense under this section is a crime of the third degree.