CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 771Introduced by Assembly Member LowenthalFebruary 13, 2023 An act to amend Section 92 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 771, as introduced, Lowenthal. Crimes: bribery.Existing law prohibits a person from offering a bribe, as specified, to certain persons, with the intent to influence their decision on specified matters. A violation of this provision is punishable as a felony.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 92 of the Penal Code is amended to read:92. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his their vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him them for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 771Introduced by Assembly Member LowenthalFebruary 13, 2023 An act to amend Section 92 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 771, as introduced, Lowenthal. Crimes: bribery.Existing law prohibits a person from offering a bribe, as specified, to certain persons, with the intent to influence their decision on specified matters. A violation of this provision is punishable as a felony.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 771
Introduced by Assembly Member LowenthalFebruary 13, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal
February 13, 2023
An act to amend Section 92 of the Penal Code, relating to crimes.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 771, as introduced, Lowenthal. Crimes: bribery.
Existing law prohibits a person from offering a bribe, as specified, to certain persons, with the intent to influence their decision on specified matters. A violation of this provision is punishable as a felony.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
Existing law prohibits a person from offering a bribe, as specified, to certain persons, with the intent to influence their decision on specified matters. A violation of this provision is punishable as a felony.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 92 of the Penal Code is amended to read:92. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his their vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him them for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 92 of the Penal Code is amended to read:92. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his their vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him them for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
SECTION 1. Section 92 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
92. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his their vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him them for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
92. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his their vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him them for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
92. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his their vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him them for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.
92. Every person who gives or offers to give a bribe to any judicial officer, juror, referee, arbitrator, or umpire, or to any person who may be authorized by law to hear or determine any question or controversy, with intent to influence his their vote, opinion, or decision upon any matter or question which is or may be brought before him them for decision, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years.