76-6-514. Bribery or threat to influence contest.
A person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if:
(1) With a purpose to influence any participant or prospective participant not to give his
best efforts in a publicly exhibited contest, he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit
upon or threatens any injury to a participant or prospective participant; or
(2) With a purpose to influence an official in a publicly exhibited contest to perform his
duties improperly, he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon or threatens any
injury to such official; or
(3) With a purpose to influence the outcome of a publicly exhibited contest, he tampers
with any person, animal, or thing contrary to the rules and usages purporting to govern the
contest; or
(4) He knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit, the giving of which
would be criminal under Subsection (1) or (2).
Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session
Download Code Section Zipped WordPerfect 76_06_051400.ZIP 1,905 Bytes
Sections in this Chapter|Chapters in this Title|All Titles|Legislative Home Page
Last revised: Wednesday, July 23, 2008