Louisiana Statutes
§ 4:9 — Corruption of participants or referees in contests; penalty
Louisiana § 4:9
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 4Amusements and Sports
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La. Stat. Ann. § 4:9 (2026).
Text
No person shall corruptly give, offer, or promise to any participant in any contest of skill, speed, strength, or endurance, of man or beast, any gift or gratuity whatever with intent thereby to influence the participant to refrain from exerting his full degree of skill, speed, strength, or endurance in the contest.
No participant in the contest shall request or accept a gift or gratuity, promise to make a gift, or promise to do an act beneficial to himself, under an agreement or with an understanding that he shall refrain from exerting his full degree of skill, speed, strength, or endurance in the contest.
No person shall corruptly give, offer, or promise to any person who is, or will be, an umpire, referee, judge, or official at any such contest, with the intention or understanding that
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Nearby Sections
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§ 4:10
Game regulations§ 4:10.1
Capital prize to be awarded§ 4:10.2
False advertising§ 4:10.3
Specific games; requirements§ 4:10.4
Gambling prohibited§ 4:10.5
Exemptions§ 4:10.6
Violations; penalties§ 4:141
§ 4:141§ 4:142
Purpose§ 4:143
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