Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-5-402 — Rigging publicly exhibited contests.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: BRIBERY AND RIGGING OF CONTESTS, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-5-402
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits a civil infraction if, with the intent to prevent a publicly exhibited or advertised contest from being conducted in accordance with the rules and usages purporting to govern it, the person: (a) Confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon, or threatens any detriment to a participant, official, or other person associated with the contest or exhibition; or (b) Tampers with any person, animal, or thing; or (c) Knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit the conferring of which is prohibited by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1). (2) A person commits a civil infraction if the person knowingly engages in, sponsors, produces, judges, or otherwise participates in a publicly exhibited or advertised contest knowing that the contest is not being conducted in compliance with the rules and usages purporting to govern it, by reason of conduct prohibited by this section.
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Is rigging publicly exhibited contests a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Rigging publicly exhibited contests is a civil infraction in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-402.
Which Colorado statute covers rigging publicly exhibited contests?
Rigging publicly exhibited contests is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-402 (Rigging publicly exhibited contests).
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