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Kentucky Revised Statutes · § 518.040 — Sports bribery

518.040. Sports bribery

(1) A person is guilty of sports bribery when he:

(a) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a sports participant with intent to influence him not to give his best efforts in a sports contest; or

(b) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a sports official with intent to influence him to perform his duties improperly.

(2) Sports bribery is a Class D felony.

Source notes

Effective: January 1, 1975

History and annotations

Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 159, effective January 1, 1975.

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