Oklahoma § 21-399 - Athletic contests - Bribery of participants, officials,
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-399 — Athletic contests - Bribery of participants, officials,, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-399. Athletic contests - Bribery of participants, officials,
etc.
Whoever corruptly gives, offers or promises any gift, gratuity
or thing of value to any player, participant, coach, referee,
umpire, official or any other person having authority in connection
with the conducting of any amateur or professional athletic contest
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
with the intent to influence the action, conduct, judgment, or
decision of any such person in, or in connection with, such contest,
or as a consideration for such person acting, playing or performing
his functions in any such contest, in any manner calculated to
affect the result thereof, or in consideration of such person
failing to participate or engage in such contest, shall be deemed
guilty of bribery, and upon conviction shall be guilty of a Class D1
felony offense punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of this title, or by a fine
of not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) and imprisonment
in the county jail for not to exceed one (1) year.
Added by Laws 1947, p. 231, § 1, emerg. eff. April 16, 1947.
Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 184, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999,
1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 100, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, §
369, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective
date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 184 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-399 ("Athletic contests - Bribery of participants, officials,") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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