{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-180.45","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 180.45","heading":"Sports bribe receiving","body":"§ 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.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud","Article 180. Bribery Not Involving Public Servants, and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/180.45","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"30e12c2c5f33df07f9ceed1299d5757eb2bc981f6b1d18d178e6a7e2c5d4c7aa","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-180.40","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-180.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}