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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-443 — Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2: Bribery and Related Offenses, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-443

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-443Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A professional or amateur participant or prospective participant in any game, contest or sport or a manager, coach or trainer of any team or individual participant or prospective participant in any such game, contest or sport, who solicits or accepts any valuable thing to influence him to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or to limit his or his team's margin of victory in any game, contest or sport in which he is taking part, or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.

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Is solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers is a class 5 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-443.

Which Virginia statute covers solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers?

Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-443 (Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers).

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