§ 750.119Corruption of appraiser, receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, commissioner,

auditor, juror, arbitrator, or referee by giving, offering, or promising gift or gratuity
 regarding pending matter; intent; penalties.
 Sec. 119.
    (1) A person who corrupts or attempts to corrupt an appraiser, receiver, trustee,
 administrator, executor, commissioner, auditor, juror, arbitrator, or referee by giving, offering,
 or promising any gift or gratuity with the intent to bias the opinion or influence the decision of
 that appraiser, receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, commissioner, auditor, juror,
 arbitrator, or referee regarding any matter pending in a court, or before an inquest, or for the
 decision for which the appraiser, receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, commissioner,
 auditor, juror, arbitrator, or referee was appointed or chosen, is guilty of a crime as follows:
    (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
    (b) If the violation is committed in a criminal case for which the maximum term of
 imprisonment for the violation is more than 10 years, or the violation is punishable by




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 imprisonment for life or any term of years, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
    (2) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or
 punished for any other crime including any other violation of law arising out of the same
 transaction as the violation of this section.
    (3) The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed for violating this section to be
 served consecutively to a term of imprisonment imposed for any other crime, including any
 other violation of law arising out of the same transaction as the violation of this section.