2005 Minnesota Statutes - 609.825 — Bribery of participant or official in contest.

     609.825 Bribery of participant or official in contest.  


    Subdivision 1.    Definition.  As used in this section, 
 "official" means one who umpires, referees, judges, officiates 
 or is otherwise designated to render decisions concerning the 
 conduct or outcome of any contest included herein.  


    Subd. 2.    Acts prohibited.  Whoever does any of the 
 following may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 
 five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or 
 both: 


    (1) offers, gives, or agrees to give, directly or 
 indirectly, any benefit, reward or consideration to a 
 participant, manager, director, or other official, or to one who 
 intends to become such participant or official, in any sporting 
 event, race or other contest of any kind whatsoever with intent 
 thereby to influence such participant not to use the 
 participant's best effort to win or enable the participant's 
 team to win or to attain a maximum score or margin of victory, 
 or to influence such official in decisions with respect to such 
 contest; or 


    (2) requests, receives, or agrees to receive, directly or 
 indirectly, any benefit, reward or consideration upon the 
 understanding that the actor will be so influenced as such 
 participant or official.  


    Subd. 3.    Duty to report.  Whoever is offered or 
 promised such benefit, reward or consideration upon the 
 understanding to be so influenced as such participant or 
 official and fails promptly to report the same to the offeree's 
 or promisee's employer, manager, coach, or director, or to a 
 county attorney may be punished by imprisonment for not more 
 than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, 
 or both.  


    HIST: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.825; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 
 c 444