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The 2025 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
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S838.12 - BRIBE - IN ATHLETIC CONTEST - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 838.12

Total Results: 7

Smith v. State

253 So. 2d 465

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 1971 | Docket: 1451024

Cited 7 times | Published

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

State v. Hart

677 So. 2d 385, 1996 WL 396313

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1996 | Docket: 1690055

Cited 6 times | Published

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

Williams v. Christian

335 So. 2d 358

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 14, 1976 | Docket: 1711253

Cited 5 times | Published

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

Barmack v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1973 | Docket: 64531723

Published

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

Nell v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 6, 1972 | Docket: 64527518

Published

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

State ex rel. Marshall v. Turner

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 8, 1965 | Docket: 64493253

Published

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

Buchanan v. State ex rel. Husk

167 So. 2d 38

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 25, 1964 | Docket: 64490529

Published

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