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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 838
BRIBERY; MISUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE

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F.S. 838.12

838.12 Bribery in athletic contests.—

(1) Whoever gives, promises, offers or conspires to give, promise or offer, to anyone who participates or expects to participate in any professional or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport; or to any umpire, referee, judge or other official of such game, contest, match, race or sport; or to any owner, manager, coach or trainer of, or to any relative of, or to any person having any direct, indirect, remote or possible connection with, any team, individual, participant or prospective participant in any such professional or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport, or the officials aforesaid, any bribe, money, goods, present, reward or any valuable thing whatsoever, or any promise, contract or agreement whatsoever, with intent to influence him or her or them to lose or cause to be lost any game, contest, match, race or sport, or to limit his or her or their or any person’s or any team’s margin of victory in any game, contest, match, race, or sport, or to fix or throw any game, contest, match, race or sport, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) Any participant or prospective participant in any professional or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport; or any umpire, referee, judge or other official of such game, contest, match, race or sport; or any owner, manager, coach or trainer of, or any relative of, or any person having any direct, indirect, remote or possible connection with, any team, individual, participant or prospective participant in any such professional or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport, or the officials aforesaid; who in any way solicits, receives or accepts, or agrees to receive or accept, or who conspires to receive or accept, any bribe, money, goods, present, reward or any valuable thing whatsoever, or any promise, contract or agreement whatsoever, with intent to lose or cause to be lost any game, contest, match, race or sport, or to limit his, her, their or any person’s or any team’s margin of victory in any game, contest, match, race or sport, or to fix or throw any game, contest, match, race or sport, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 28024, 1953; s. 1010, ch. 71-136; s. 1317, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 838.12

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 838.12

Total Results: 15

Standard Jury Instructions

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-07-16

Citation: 723 So. 2d 123

Snippet: charged public servant 838.12(1) Bribery in athletic None

State v. Hart

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-07-17

Citation: 677 So. 2d 385, 1996 WL 396313

Snippet: "unarrest" him, giving rise to a violation of section 838.012(1), Florida Statutes (1995). Comparing Hart's treatment

Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal Cases

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-07-02

Citation: 603 So. 2d 1175, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 400, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1220, 1992 WL 148230

Snippet: None Attempt only if give 838.12(1)

In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Criminal Cases

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-03-30

Citation: 543 So. 2d 1205, 1989 WL 34342

Snippet: Attempt only if give is contests 838.12(1) charged Bribery

Goldberg v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-07-01

Citation: 351 So. 2d 332

Snippet: County Commissioners ... in violation of Sections 838.012 and 838.06, Florida Statutes, and in furtherance

Williams v. Christian

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-07-14

Citation: 335 So. 2d 358

Snippet: with the crime of bribery pursuant to Section 838.012, Florida Statutes (1973), and one count with the

State Ex Rel. Hough v. Popper

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-12-19

Citation: 287 So. 2d 282

Snippet: §§ 833.04 (conspiracy to commit a felony) and 838.012 (accepting a bribe), F.S.A., with one Edward J

Save Sand Key, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-07-19

Citation: 281 So. 2d 572

Snippet: So. 205. [11] (Fla. 1972), 261 So.2d 832, 837-838. [12] (Fla. 1972), 269 So.2d 659. [13] (1968), 392

Barmack v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-04-17

Citation: 276 So. 2d 247, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 6921

Snippet: judge is a public officer under Florida Statute § 838.-012, F.S.A. The Florida Supreme Court in Farragut

Nell v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1972-09-06

Citation: 266 So. 2d 404, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6331

Snippet: rationale of the Court’s decision was: “Section 838.012, as enacted in 1955, is limited to the charges

Smith v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-10-19

Citation: 253 So. 2d 465

Snippet: tried under the correct statute, (F.S. Section 838.012, F.S.A.) or whether he should have been tried under

State v. Greene

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-04-20

Citation: 247 So. 2d 102, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6628

Snippet: prohibitions are imposed by §§ 838.01, 838.011, 838.012, 838.03, 838.05, 838.09, Fla.Stat., F. S.A., however

Craig v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-02-16

Citation: 244 So. 2d 151, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6974

Snippet: of the violation of any provision of §§ 838.011-838.012 shall be punished by imprisonment in the state

State ex rel. Marshall v. Turner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-06-08

Citation: 175 So. 2d 809, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4236

Snippet: was charged with conspiracy to violate Section 838.012, Florida Statutes, F.S.A.; with corruptly requesting

Buchanan v. State ex rel. Husk

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1964-08-25

Citation: 167 So. 2d 38

Snippet: Husk with accepting a bribe in violation of § 838.012, Fla.Stat., F.S.A The information charged that