                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF BRIBES BY PARTICIPANTS OR BY MANAGERS, COACHES OR
TRAINERS (§ 18.2-443)

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&#8217;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.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-403; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.