Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.085 (2026)

Sports bribery

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      165.085 Sports bribery. (1) A person commits the crime of sports bribery if the person:

      (a) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a sports participant with intent to influence the sports participant not to give the best effort of the sports participant in a sports contest; or

      (b) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a sports official with intent to influence the sports official to improperly perform duties of a sports official.

      (2) Sports bribery is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §164]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: State v. Lam, 29 P.3d 1206 (Or. Ct. App. 2001).
State v. Lam, 29 P.3d 1206 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “The trial court ruled that “ORS 165.085(1) defines an act as a ‘bodily movement.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 165.085(1) — 1 case
State v. Lam, 29 P.3d 1206 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “The trial court ruled that “ORS 165.085(1) defines an act as a ‘bodily movement.”
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