Washington § 9A.68.020 - Requesting unlawful compensation.

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§ 9A.68.020. Requesting unlawful compensation.

(1) A public servant is guilty of requesting unlawful compensation if he or she requests a pecuniary benefit for the performance of an official action knowing that he or she is required to perform that action without compensation or at a level of compensation lower than that requested.
(2) Requesting unlawful compensation is a class C felony.
[ 2011 c 336 s 387; 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.68.020.]

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