Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 722.3 (2026)

Bribery in sports

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A person who offers, solicits, gives or receives anything of value or any benefit or promise of anything of value or any benefit, with the intent that the recipient thereof do any of the following, commits an aggravated misdemeanor:

1. If the person is a participant or prospective participant in any professional or amateur sport, match, or contest as a contestant or player, lose or in some way affect the outcome of such sport, match, or contest.

2. If the person is an umpire, referee, judge, or other official in any professional or amateur sport, match, or contest, or an owner, manager, coach, trainer or relative of any participant,\n\nTue Dec 09 21:55:45 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 722 (17, 0) §722.3, BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION 2\n\nuse the person’s position or influence to affect the outcome of any such sport, match, or contest or the score thereof. [C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §739.12; C79, 81, §722.3] \n 722.4 and 722.5 Repealed by 2002 Acts, ch 1071, §15. See §39A.2. \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1979–2014 · leading case: Perrin v. United States, 444 U.S. 37 (1979).
Perrin v. United States, 444 U.S. 37 (1979). “Code §§ 35-18-10-1 , 35-18-10-2, 35-18-12-1, 35-18-12-2 (1976) (common carrier, sports); Iowa Code § 722.3 (1979) (sports); Ky. Rev.”
State of Iowa v. Patrick Ryan Nicoletto, 845 N.W.2d 421 (Iowa 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 722.3(2). Accordingly, Nicoletto argues, because coaches are specifically referenced in other parts of the Code, the legislature’s omission of coaches from the definition of practitioner was intentional, and therefore, coaches are not members of the list of persons subject to…”
— Iowa Code § 722.3(2) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Patrick Ryan Nicoletto, 845 N.W.2d 421 (Iowa 2014). “§ 722.3(2). Accordingly, Nicoletto argues, because coaches are specifically referenced in other parts of the Code, the legislature’s omission of coaches from the definition of practitioner was intentional, and therefore, coaches are not members of the list of persons subject to…”
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