Missouri § 170.171 - Board member accepting bribe — penalty.
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§ 170.171. Board member accepting bribe — penalty.
Any member of any school board who accepts or receives any money, gift or any property, or favor whatsoever, from any person, firm or corporation selling or offering for sale any textbooks, or any agent thereof, or from any person in any way interested in the sale of textbooks, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 10-17)
(Source: RSMo 1959 § 170.270)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 170.171 ("Board member accepting bribe — penalty.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. 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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