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525.11 GENERAL OFFENSES CODE 76 525.11 SOLICITING OR RECEIVING IMPROPER COMPENSATION. (a) No public servant shall knowingly solicit or accept and no person shall knowingly promise or give to a public servant either of the following: (1) Any compensation, other than as allowed by Ohio R. C. 102. 03(G), (H), and (I) or other provisions of law, to perform his official duties, to perform any other act or service in the public servant's public capacity, for the general performance of the duties of the public servant's public office or public employment, or as a supplement to the public servant's public compens ation; (2) Additional or greater fees or costs than are allowed by law to perform his official duties. (b) No public servant for his own personal or business use and no person for his own personal or business use or for the personal or business use of a public servant ° or party official, shall solicit or accept anything of value in consideration of either of the following: (1) Appointing or securing, maintaining or renewing the appointment of any person to any public office, employment or agency; (2) Preferring, or maintaining the status of, any public employee with respect to his compensation, duties, placement, location, promotion, or other material aspects of his employmente (c) No person for the benefit of a political party, campaign committee or political action committee shall coerce any contribution in consideration of either of the following: (1) Appointing or securing, maintaining or renewing the appointment of any person to any public office, employment or agency; (2) Preferring, or maintaining the status of, any public employee with respect to his compensation, duties, placement, location, promotion or other material aspects of his employment. (d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of soliciting improper compensation, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (e) A public servant who is convicted of a violation of this section is disqualified from holding any public officp, employment or position of trust in this Municipality for a period of seven years from the date of conviction. (? Subsections (a), (b) and (c) hereof do not prohibit any person from making voluntary contributions to a political party, campaign committee or political action committee or prohibit a political party, campaign committee or political action committee from accepting voluntary contributions, (ORC 2921.43) 1994 Replacement