Germany

Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch, StGB)

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER THIRTY
OFFENCES COMMITTED IN PUBLIC OFFICE

Section 332
Taking bribes meant as an incentive to violating one’s official duties

(2) A judge or an arbitrator, who demands, allows himself to be promised or accepts a benefit for himself or for a third person in return for the fact that he performed or will in the future perform a judicial act and thereby violated or will violate his judicial duties shall be liable to imprisonment from one to ten years. In less serious cases the penalty shall be imprisonment from six months to five years.

(3) If the offender demands, allows himself to be promised or accepts a benefit in return for a future act, subsections (1) and (2) above shall apply even if he has merely indicated to the other his willingness to

1. violate his duties by the act ; or
2. to the extent the act is within his discretion, to allow himself to be influenced by the benefit in the exercise of his discretion.

Keywords

Offences against administration of justice
Soliciting or accepting a bribe as an official of the Court
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty



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