Every player, participant, coach, umpire, referee or other person having or exercising authority in connection with the conducting of any amateur or professional athletic contest, who corruptly accepts or requests a gift or gratuity or a promise of any such gift or gratuity, or any other thing of value, or the performance of an act beneficial to any such person in consideration of such person performing any act or making any judgment or decision, or in consideration of such person playing or making decisions or judgments or conducting such athletic contest, in a manner intended or calculated to affect or change the result of such athletic contest, or in consideration of such person failing to participate or engage in any such contest, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not to exceed one (1) year, or by a fine of not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 232, § 2, emerg. eff. April 16, 1947. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 185, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 101, eff. July 1, 1999.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 185 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
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