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KRS 518.050

Receiving sports bribe

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Davis v. Commonwealth (1978)

Most recently applied in Davis v. Commonwealth (March 1978)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

(1) A person is guilty of receiving a sports bribe when:

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

(2) Receiving a sports bribe is a Class D felony.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.