Cite as: 21 CNCA § 544

Every person who takes any money or property of another, or any gratuity or reward, or any engagement or promise therefor, upon any agreement or understanding, express or implied, to compound, discontinue or delay any prosecution then pending for any crime or violation of statute, or to withhold any evidence in aid thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Historical Data

LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.