{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-162","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-162","heading":"Rigging: Class D felony.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of rigging if, with intent to prevent a publicly exhibited sporting or other contest from being conducted in accordance with the rules and usages purporting to govern it, he: (1) Confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon, or threatens any injury to, a participant, official or other person associated with the contest or exhibition; or (2) tampers with any person, animal or thing.\n(b) Rigging is a class D felony.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART XI*. BRIBERY, OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND OTHER RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-162","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"62c602dbf5b0cc0262644b0a3632b24cecc8020acbb156d00d48cc0a38946a53","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-161d","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}