Section 638:8 Sports Bribery.
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I. A person is guilty of sports bribery if:
(a)With a purpose to influence any participant or prospective participant not to give his best efforts in a publicly exhibited contest, he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon or threatens any injury to such participant or prospective participant; or
(b)With a purpose to influence an official in a publicly exhibited contest to perform his duties improperly, he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon or threatens any injury to such official; or
(c)With a purpose to influence the outcome of a publicly exhibited contest, he tampers with any person, animal or thing contrary to the rules and usages purporting to govern such a contest; or
(d)He knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit, the giving of which would be criminal under subparagraph I(a) or (b).
II.
(a)Sports bribery is:
(1)A class A felony if the benefit referred to in subparagraphs I(a),
(b)or (d), or the value of the benefit gained or to be gained from influencing the outcome of a contest as referred to in subparagraph I(c), exceeds $1,500 or if the injury threatened in subparagraphs I(a) or
(b)is a serious bodily injury;
(2)A class B felony in all other cases.
(b)The value shall be determined according to the provisions of RSA 637:2, V.