Colorado § 18-5-402 Rigging publicly exhibited contests

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-5-402 — Rigging publicly exhibited contests

Colorado § 18-5-402

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Involving Fraud

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-5-402 (2026).

Text

(1)A person commits a civil infraction if, with the intent to prevent a publicly exhibited or advertised contest from being conducted in accordance with the rules and usages purporting to govern it, the person:

(a)Confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon, or threatens any detriment to a participant, official, or other person associated with the contest or exhibition; or

(b)Tampers with any person, animal, or thing; or

(c)Knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit the conferring of which is prohibited by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).

(2)A person commits a civil infraction if the person knowingly engages in, sponsors, produces, judges, or otherwise participates in a publicly exhibited or advertised contest knowing that the contest is n

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(1) A person commits a civil
infraction if, with the intent to prevent a publicly exhibited or advertised contest
from being conducted in accordance with the rules and usages purporting to
govern it, the person:

(a) Confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon, or threatens any
detriment to a participant, official, or other person associated with the contest or
exhibition; or

(b) Tampers with any person, animal, or thing; or

(c) Knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit the
conferring of which is prohibited by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).

(2) A person commits a civil infraction if the person knowingly engages in,
sponsors, produces, judges, or otherwise participates in a publicly exhibited or
advertised contest knowing that the contest is not being conducted in compliance
with the rules and usages purporting to govern it, by reason of conduct prohibited
by this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 443, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-5-402. L. 2021: IP(1) and (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3186, � 245, effective March 1, 2022.