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    Sports bribing
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    SECTION 180.45

    Sports bribe receiving

    Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE K, ARTICLE 180

    § 180.45 Sports bribe receiving.

    A person is guilty of sports bribe receiving when:

    1. Being a sports participant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to
    accept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or
    understanding that he will thereby be influenced not to give his best
    efforts in a sports contest; or

    2. Being a sports official, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept
    any benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that
    he will perform his duties improperly.

    Sports bribe receiving is a class E felony.