Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-5-403 — Bribery in sports.
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. § 18-5-403
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) As used in this section: (a) "Sports contest" means any professional or amateur sport or athletic game, race, or contest viewed by the public. (b) "Sports participant" means any person who participates or expects to participate in a sports contest as a player, contestant, or member of a team, or as a coach, manager, trainer, owner, or other person directly associated with a player, contestant, team, or entry. (c) "Sports official" means any person who acts or expects to act in a sports contest as an umpire, referee, judge, or otherwise to officiate at a sports contest. (2) A person commits bribery in sports if: (a) He confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon or threatens any detriment to a sports participant with intent to influence him not to give his best efforts in a sports contest; or (b) He confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon or threatens any detriment to a sports official with intent to influence him to perform his duties improperly; or (c) Being a sports participant, he knowingly accepts, agrees to accept, or solicits any benefit from another person upon an understanding that he will thereby be influenced not to give his best efforts in a sports contest; or (d) Being a sports official, he knowingly accepts, agrees to accept, or solicits any benefit from another person upon an understanding that he will perform his duties improperly; or (e) With intent to influence the outcome of a sports contest, he tampers with any sports participant, sports official, or any animal or equipment or other thing involved in the conduct or operation of a sports contest in a manner contrary to the rules and usages purporting to govern such a contest. (3) Bribery in sports is a class 6 felony.
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Is bribery in sports a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Bribery in sports is a class 6 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-5-403.
Which Colorado statute covers bribery in sports?
Bribery in sports is governed by C.R.S. § 18-5-403 (Bribery in sports).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.