New York Penal Law [overwrought and convoluted]	United Kingdom Anti-⁠Bribery Act 2010 [telling a story]	France Code pénal¹¹⁰ [clean mathematical logic]	Sweden Brottsbalken¹¹¹ [pragmatic]
§ 200.00 Bribery in the third degree A person is guilty of bribery in the third degree when he confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced. § 200.03 Bribery in the second degree A person is guilty of bribery in the second degree when he confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit valued in excess of five thousand dollars upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced. § 200.04 Bribery in the first degree A person is guilty of bribery in the first degree when the person confers, or offers or agrees to confer: (1) any benefit upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced in the investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution or incarceration of any person for the commission or alleged commission of a class A felony defined in article two hundred twenty of this part or an attempt to commit any such class A felony; or (2) any benefit valued in excess of one hundred thousand dollars upon a public servant upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced. § 200.05 Bribery; defense In any prosecution for bribery, it is a defense that the defendant conferred or agreed to confer the benefit involved upon the public servant involved as a result of conduct of the latter constituting larceny committed by means of extortion, or an attempt to commit the same, or coercion, or an attempt to commit coercion. § 200.10 Bribe receiving in the third degree A public servant is guilty of bribe receiving in the third degree when he or she solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced. Bribe receiving in the third degree is a class D felony. § 200.11 Bribe receiving in the second degree A public servant is guilt of bribe receiving in the second degree when he or she solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit valued in excess of five thousand dollars from another person upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced. Bribe receiving in the second degree is a class C felony. § 200.12 Bribe receiving in the first degree A public servant is guilty of bribe receiving in the first degree when he or she solicits, accepts or agrees to accept: (a) any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that his or her vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced in the investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution or incarceration of any person for the commission or alleged commission of a class A felony defined in article two hundred twenty of this part or an attempt to commit any such class A felony; or (b) any benefit valued in excess of one hundred thousand dollars from another person upon an agreement or understanding that such public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or exercise of discretion as a public servant will thereby be influenced. Bribe receiving in the first degree is a class B felony. § 200.15 Bribe receiving; no defense 1. The crimes of (a) bribe receiving, and (b) larceny committed by means of extortion, attempt to commit the same, coercion and attempt to commit coercion, are not mutually exclusive, and it is no defense to a prosecution for bribe receiving that, by reason of the same conduct, the defendant also committed one of such other specified crimes. 2. It is no defense to a prosecution pursuant to the provisions of this article that the public servant did not have power or authority to perform the act or omission for which the alleged bribe, gratuity or reward was given. § 200.20 Rewarding official misconduct in the second degree A person is guilty of rewarding official misconduct in the second degree when he knowingly confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon a public servant for having violated his duty as a public servant. Rewarding official misconduct in the second degree is a class E felony. § 200.22 Rewarding official misconduct in the first degree A person is guilty of rewarding official misconduct in the first degree when he knowingly confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon a public servant for having violated his duty as a public servant in the investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution, or incarceration of any person for the commission or alleged commission of a class A felony defined in article two hundred twenty of the penal law or the attempt to commit any such class A felony. Rewarding official misconduct in the first degree is a class C felony.	1. Offences of bribing another person (1) A person (“P”) is guilty of an offence if either of the following cases applies. (2) Case 1 is where – (a) P offers, promises or gives a financial or other advantage to another person, and (b) P intends the advantage – (i) to induce a person to perform improperly a relevant function or activity, or (ii) to reward a person for the improper performance of such a function or activity. (3) Case 2 is where – (a) P offers, promises or gives a financial or other advantage to another person, and (b) P knows or believes that the acceptance of the advantage would itself constitute the improper performance of a relevant function or activity. (4) In case 1 it does not matter whether the person to whom the advantage is offered, promised or given is the same person as the person who is to perform, or has performed, the function or activity concerned. (5) In cases 1 and 2 it does not matter whether the advantage is offered, promised or given by P directly or through a third party. 2. Offenses related to being bribed (1) A person (“R”) is guilty of an offence if any of the following cases applies. (2) Case 3 is where R requests, agrees to receive or accepts a financial or other advantage intending that, in consequence, a relevant function or activity should be performed improperly (whether by R or another person). (3) Case 4 is where – (a) R requests, agrees to receive or accepts a financial or other advantage, and (b) the request, agreement or acceptance itself constitutes the improper performance by R of a relevant function or activity. (4) Case 5 is where R requests, agrees to receive or accepts a financial or other advantage as a reward for the improper performance (whether by R or another person) of a relevant function or activity. (5) Case 6 is where, in anticipation of or in consequence of R requesting, agreeing to receive or accepting a financial or other advantage, a relevant function or activity is performed improperly – (a) by R, or (b) by another person at R’s request or with R’s assent or acquiescence. (6) In cases 3 to 6 it does not matter – (a) whether R requests, agrees to receive or accepts (or is to request, agree to receive or accept) the advantage directly or through a third party, (b) whether the advantage is (or is to be) for the benefit of R or another person. (7) In cases 4 to 6 it does not matter whether R knows or believes that the performance of the function or activity is improper. (8) In case 6, where a person other than R is performing the function or activity, it also does not matter whether that person knows or believes that the performance of the function or activity is improper.	Art. 433-1 Unlawfully proferring, at any time, directly or indirectly, any offer, promise, donation, gift or reward, in order to induce a person holding public authority, discharging a public service mission, or vested with a public electoral mandate: 1° to carry out or abstain from carrying out an act pertaining to his office, duty or mandate, or facilitated by his office, duty or mandate; 2° or to abuse his real or alleged influence with a view to obtaining distinctions, employments, contracts or any other favourable decision from a public authority or the government; is punished by ten years’ imprisonment and a fine of €150,000. The same penalties apply to yielding before any person holding public authority, discharging a public service mission, or vested with a public electoral mandate who, unlawfully, at any time, directly or indirectly solicits, offers, promises, donations, gifts or rewards to carry out or abstain from carrying out any act specified under 1°, or to abuse his influence under the conditions specified under 2°. Art. 433-2 The direct or indirect request or acceptance of offers, promises, donations, gifts or rewards made to abuse one’s real or supposed influence with a view to obtaining distinctions, employments, contracts or any other favourable decision from a public authority or administration, is punished by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of €75,000. The same penalties apply to yielding to the demands set out under the previous paragraph, or unlawfully proffering, directly or indirectly any offer, promise, donation, gift or reward so that a person may unlawfully use his real or supposed influence with a view to obtaining distinctions, employments, contracts or any other favourable decision from a public authority or administration.	Chapter 10 On Embezzlement, Other Breaches of Trust and Bribery § 5a A person who is an employee or who is acting as an agent and who receives, accepts a promise of, or asks for an improper benefit concerning performing the duties of the employment or agency is guilty of bribe-taking and is to be fined or imprisoned for not more than two years. . . . The first paragraph applies even if the act was committed before the perpetrator obtained the position referred to or after the position had ended. A person who receives, accepts a promise of, or asks for an improper benefit for someone else is also guilty of bribe-taking under the first and second paragraphs. § 5b A person who gives, promises, or offers an improper benefit in a case referred to in section 5a is guilty of bribe-giving and is to be fined or imprisoned for not more than two years. § 5c If a crime referred to in section 5a or 5b is considered grave, the person is guilty of grave bribe-taking or grave bribe-giving and is to be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months and not more than six years. When determining whether the crime is grave, particular consideration is to be given to whether the act involved an abuse of or an attack on a position of special responsibility or involved considerable value or was part of criminal activities conducted systematically or on a large scale or was otherwise of a particularly dangerous nature. § 5d In cases other than those referred to in section 5a or 5b, a person is guilty of influence-peddling and is to be fined or imprisoned for not more than two years if the person – 1. receives, accepts a promise of, or requests an improper benefit to influence a decision made or an action taken by someone else in the exercise of public authority or in public procurement or 2. gives, promises, or offers someone an improper benefit to influence a decision made or an action taken by someone else in the exercise of public authority or in public procurement.

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