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Stalking
Depending upon the elements involved, stalking can be a misdemeanor or a felony.
Generally defined, “any person, who willfully, maliciously and repeatedly follows or
harasses another person, commits the offense of misdemeanor stalking.”

Felony stalking is defined as, “any person who willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly
follows or harasses another person, and makes a credible threat with the intent to
place that person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury, commits the offense
of aggravated stalking; a felony.”

Anti-Corruption/Bribery

Purpose of Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery Laws:
The various federal and state laws on Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery outlines acceptable and
unacceptable behaviors to ensure compliance with anti-corruption laws. This includes
compliance with all laws, domestic and foreign, prohibiting improper payments, gifts or
inducements of any kind to, and received from, any person, including officials in the private
or public sector, customers and suppliers.

The intent of this program is to assist recovery agency owners and recovery agents in
avoiding violations of Corruption and Bribery laws within the collateral recovery
process.

Bribery
The definition of Bribery includes but is not limited to:

1. A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised in an attempt to influence the
actions of a person in a position of trust.

2. Another definition is anything of value given in an attempt to affect a person’s
actions or decisions in order to gain or retain a business advantage. Anything of
value includes cash, entertainment or other gifts or courtesies.

3. The act of giving money, goods or other forms of compensation to a recipient in
exchange for an alteration of their behavior to the benefit/interest of the giver.

4. A general legal definition is defined as “the offering, giving, receiving, or
soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions of an official or person
in charge of a public or legal duty.

5. Another general legal definition is “the gift bestowed to influence the recipients
conduct. It may be money, goods, rights in action, property, preferment, privilege,
objects of value, advantage, or merely a promise to induce or influence the action
of a person in an official or public capacity.

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