Virginia § 18.2-443 - Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers
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§ 18.2-443. Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers
A professional or amateur participant or prospective participant in any game, contest or sport or a manager, coach or trainer of any team or individual participant or prospective participant in any such game, contest or sport, who solicits or accepts any valuable thing to influence him to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or to limit his or his team's margin of victory in any game, contest or sport in which he is taking part, or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Code 1950, § 18.1-403; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18.2-443 ("Solicitation or acceptance of bribes by participants or by managers, coaches or trainers") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. 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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