Pennsylvania § 720 - Sham or collusive contest prohibited.
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§ 720. Sham or collusive contest prohibited.
(a) General rule.--No licensee or other person shall knowingly conduct, give, participate in or be in any way connected with any sham or collusive boxing contest.
(b) Reports.--Any licensee who knows or has reason to suspect that a boxing contest is, was or is going to be a sham or collusive contest shall have a duty to promptly report this to the executive director or his designee. Such a report shall be in writing or, if oral, shall be reduced to writing and shall contain all of the reporter's reasons for the conclusions set forth in his report.
(c) Penalty.--A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "sham or collusive contest" means an engagement that is promoted or advertised as a true contest, but in which one or both of the participants does not use his best efforts and skill or does not strive earnestly in good faith to win. The term includes, but is not limited to, any pseudocontest, the result of which has been prearranged, or any pseudocontest in which either participant does not, is not going to or is unable to use or is prevented from using his best efforts and skill as a result of coercion, reward or promise thereof, physical incapacity or disability, suggestion or agreement or any other improper or unlawful means.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 720 ("Sham or collusive contest prohibited.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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