§ 750.125Giving, offering, or promising commission, gift, or gratuity to agent, employee,

or other person with intent to influence action of agent or employee; requesting or
 accepting commission, gift, or gratuity; using or giving document containing materially
 false, erroneous, or defective statement; evidence; use of truthful testimony, evidence, or
 other information against witness in criminal case; violation as misdemeanor.
 Sec. 125.
    (1) A person shall not give, offer, or promise a commission, gift, or gratuity to an agent,
 employee, or other person or do or offer to do an act beneficial to an agent, employee, or other
 person with intent to influence the action of the agent or employee in relation to his or her
 principal's or employer's business.
    (2) An agent or employee shall not request or accept a commission, gift, or gratuity, or a
 promise of a commission, gift, or gratuity, for the agent, employee, or another person or the
 doing of an act or offer of an act beneficial to the agent, employee, or another person
 according to an agreement or understanding between the agent or employee and any other
 person that the agent or employee shall act in a particular manner in relation to his or her
 principal's or employer's business.
    (3) A person shall not use or give to an agent, employee, or other person, and an agent or
 employee shall not use, approve, or certify, with intent to deceive the principal or employer, a
 receipt, account, invoice, or other document concerning which the principal or employer is
 interested that contains a statement that is materially false, erroneous, or defective or omits to
 state fully any commission, money, property, or other valuable thing given or agreed to be
 given to the agent or employee.
    (4) Evidence is not admissible in any proceeding or prosecution under this section to show
 that a gift or acceptance of a commission, money, property, or other valuable thing described
 in this section is customary in a business, trade, or calling. The customary nature of a
 transaction is not a defense in a proceeding or prosecution under this section.
    (5) In a proceeding or prosecution under this section, a person shall not be excused from
 attending and testifying or from producing documentary evidence pursuant to a subpoena on
 the ground that the testimony or evidence may tend to incriminate him or her or subject him or
 her to a penalty or forfeiture. Truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information
 compelled under this section and any information derived directly or indirectly from that
 truthful testimony, evidence, or other truthful information shall not be used against the witness
 in a criminal case, except for impeachment purposes or in a prosecution for perjury or
 otherwise failing to testify or produce evidence as required.


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   (6) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.