Section 5304 - Corrupt offer or solicitation of thing of value with intent to influence business transaction(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.Amended by Stats 2011 ch 39 (AB 117),s 68, eff. 6/30/2011.Amended by Stats 2011 ch 15 (AB 109),s 103, eff. 4/4/2011, but operative no earlier than October 1, 2011, and only upon creation of a community corrections grant program to assist in implementing this act and upon an appropriation to fund the grant program.