Vermont § 1102 - Public officers or employees accepting bribes

§ 1102. Public officers or employees accepting bribes

• (a) An executive, legislative, or judicial officer, or any employee, appointee, or designee
  of such officer, or a person who is a candidate or applicant for an executive, legislative,
  or judicial office, shall not, directly or indirectly, corruptly, ask, demand, exact,
  solicit, accept, receive, or agree to receive a gift or gratuity, or a promise to
  make a gift or to do an act beneficial to himself or herself or another: (1) with the understanding that he or she will be influenced thereby in any finding, decision,
  report, or opinion in any matter within his or her official capacity or employment;
  or (2) for or because of any finding, decision, report, or opinion in any matter within his
  or her official capacity or employment. (b) A person who violates this section shall, if the gift, gratuity, or benefit is less
  than $500.00 in value, be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than
  $5,000.00, or both. A person who violates this section shall, if the gift, gratuity,
  or benefit is $500.00 or more in value, be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined
  not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1987, No. 48, § 2.)