§ 224. — Bribery in sporting contests.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC224]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 11--BRIBERY, GRAFT, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Sec. 224. Bribery in sporting contests
(a) Whoever carries into effect, attempts to carry into effect, or
conspires with any other person to carry into effect any scheme in
commerce to influence, in any way, by bribery any sporting contest, with
knowledge that the purpose of such scheme is to influence by bribery
that contest, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more
than 5 years, or both.
(b) This section shall not be construed as indicating an intent on
the part of Congress to occupy the field in which this section operates
to the exclusion of a law of any State, territory, Commonwealth, or
possession of the United States, and no law of any State, territory,
Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, which would be valid
in the absence of the section shall be declared invalid, and no local
authorities shall be deprived of any jurisdiction over any offense over
which they would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section.
(c) As used in this section--
(1) The term ``scheme in commerce'' means any scheme effectuated
in whole or in part through the use in interstate or foreign
commerce of any facility for transportation or communication;
(2) The term ``sporting contest'' means any contest in any
sport, between individual contestants or teams of contestants
(without regard to the amateur or professional status of the
contestants therein), the occurrence of which is publicly announced
before its occurrence;
(3) The term ``person'' means any individual and any
partnership, corporation, association, or other entity.
(Added Pub. L. 88-316, Sec. 1(a), June 6, 1964, 78 Stat. 203; amended
Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330016(1)(L), Sept. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 2147.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this
title'' for ``fined not more than $10,000''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2516 of this title.
