Chapter 21: Crimes And Punishments

PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT

Article 44: Crimes Affecting Business

Statute 21-4407: Receiving a sports bribe. Receiving a sports bribe is:

      (a)   Accepting, agreeing to accept or soliciting by a sports participant of any benefit from another person upon an understanding that such sports participant will thereby be influenced not to give such participant's best efforts in a sports contest; or

      (b)   Accepting, agreeing to accept or soliciting by a sports official any benefit from another person upon an understanding that such official will perform such official's duties improperly.

      Receiving a sports bribe is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.

      History:   L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-4407; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 229; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 177; July 1.