Commercial bribery.

(a) A person commits the crime of commercial bribery if he:

(1) Confers, or agrees or offers to confer, any benefit upon any employee or agent without the consent of the latter's employer or principal, with intent to improperly influence his conduct in relation to his employer's or principal's affairs; or

(2) Confers, or agrees or offers to confer, any benefit upon any fiduciary without the consent of the latter's beneficiary, with intent to improperly influence him to act or conduct himself contrary to his fiduciary obligation.

(b) Commercial bribery is a Class A misdemeanor.

(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4201.)