A person who knowingly offers, gives, or agrees to give a thing of pecuniary value to a public servant [as compensation for the public servant's advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other matter which is or which is likely to be subject to the public servant's action] [as compensation for the public servant's omitting or delaying official action] [as a fee or compensation for services not rendered by the public servant or to which the public servant was not legally entitled] is guilty of Unlawful Compensation for Assistance in Government Matters.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE

The State’s burden of proof is satisfied if the evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, the following essential elements:

1) On or about [month] [day] [year], in [County], North Dakota, the Defendant, _______________, knowingly offered, gave, or agreed to give _______________, a thing of pecuniary value, to _______________, a public servant;

2) [As compensation for the public servant's advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other matter that was or was likely to be subject to the public servant's official action] [As compensation for the public servant omitting or delaying official action] [As a fee or compensation for services not rendered by the public servant or to which the public servant was not legally entitled].

DEFINITIONS [Insert relevant definitions. NDCC 12.1-01-04, 12.1-02-02.]

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