Section 5304 Of Article 4. Penalties From California Financial Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.
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. (a) It is unlawful for any person to corruptly give, offer,
or promise anything of value to any other person, with intent to
influence or reward any institution-affiliated party in connection
with any business or transaction of a savings association.
(b) It is unlawful for any institution-affiliated party to
corruptly solicit or demand for the benefit of any person, or
corruptly accept or agree to accept, anything of value from any
person, intending to be influenced or rewarded in connection with any
business or transaction of the savings association.
(c) Any person who violates subdivision (a) or (b) shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000)
or three times the value of the thing given, offered, promised,
solicited, demanded, accepted, or agreed to be accepted, whichever is
greater, by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170
of the Penal Code for 2, 3, or 4 years, or by both that fine and
imprisonment. However, if the value of the thing given, offered,
promised, solicited, demanded, accepted, or agreed to be accepted
does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), the offense shall
instead be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one
year, or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal
Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(d) This section does not apply to bona fide salary, wages, fees,
or other compensation paid, or expenses paid or reimbursed, in the
usual course of business or where the amount of money or monetary
worth of the thing of value is one hundred dollars ($100) or less.