Arizona statute

A.R.S. § 13-2309 — Bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests; classification

Current through 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

Part of Chapter 23: Organized Crime, Fraud and Terrorism, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Criminal charges under this statute

Bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests

Full text of A.R.S. § 13-2309

Statutory text current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text published by the Arizona Legislature (Arizona Legislative Council compilation, azleg.gov); it is not the official statutes of the State of Arizona.

A.R.S. § 13-2309Primary source, current through the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

Whoever knowingly gives, promises or offers to any professional or amateur baseball, football, hockey, polo, tennis, horse race, dog race or basketball player or boxer or any player or referee or other official who participates or expects to participate in any professional or amateur game or sport, or to any manager, coach or trainer of any team or participant or prospective participant in any such game, contest or sport, any benefit with intent 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 or defeat, or in the case of a referee or other official to affect his decisions or the performance of his duties in any way, in a baseball, football, hockey or basketball game, boxing, tennis, horse race, dog race, or polo match, or any professional or amateur sport, or game, in which such player or participant or referee or other official is taking part or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith, is guilty of a class 4 felony.

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Questions this section answers

Is bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests a felony or a misdemeanor in Arizona?

Bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests is a Class 4 Felony in Arizona under A.R.S. § 13-2309.

Which Arizona statute covers bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests?

Bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests is governed by A.R.S. § 13-2309 (Bribery of participants in professional or amateur games, sports, horse races, dog races, contests; classification).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.