Massachusetts § 13 - Corrupting or attempting to corrupt masters, auditors, jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 13 — Corrupting or attempting to corrupt masters, auditors, jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13. Corrupting or attempting to corrupt masters, auditors, jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees
Section 13. Whoever corrupts or attempts to corrupt a master in chancery, master, auditor, juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee by giving, offering or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his opinion or decision, relative to a cause or matter pending in a court, or before an inquest, or for the decision of which he has been chosen or appointed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than one year.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13 ("Corrupting or attempting to corrupt masters, auditors, jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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