N.Y. PEN Law § 180.45
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 180.45, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Sports bribe receiving
Official statutory text
§ 180.45 Sports bribe receiving.\n A person is guilty of sports bribe receiving when:\n 1. Being a sports participant, he solicits, accepts or agrees to\naccept any benefit from another person upon an agreement or\nunderstanding that he will thereby be influenced not to give his best\nefforts in a sports contest; or\n 2. Being a sports official, he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept\nany benefit from another person upon an agreement or understanding that\nhe will perform his duties improperly.\n Sports bribe receiving is a class E felony.\n
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