14-374. Acceptance of bribes by players, managers, coaches, referees, umpires or officials.
If any player or participant in any athletic contest shall accept, or agree to accept, a bribe given for the purpose of inducing the player or participant to lose or try to lose or cause to be lost or limit or try to limit the margin of victory or defeat in such contest; or if any referee, umpire, manager, coach, or any other official of an athletic club, team, league, association, institution, or conference connected with an athletic contest shall accept or agree to accept a bribe given with the intent to influence his decision or bias his opinion or judgment and for the purpose of losing or trying to lose or causing to be lost said athletic contest or of limiting or trying to limit the margin of victory or defeat in such contest, such person shall be punished as a Class I felon. (1921, c. 23, s. 2; C.S., s. 4499(b); 1951, c. 364, s. 2; 1961, c. 1054, s. 2; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1239; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 51 - Protection of Athletic Contests.
§ 14-373 - Bribery of players, managers, coaches, referees, umpires or officials.
§ 14-374 - Acceptance of bribes by players, managers, coaches, referees, umpires or officials.
§ 14-375 - Completion of offenses set out in §§ 14-373 and 14-374.
§ 14-377 - Intentional losing of athletic contest or limiting margin of victory or defeat.