720 ILCS 5/29-3 – Failure to Report a Bribe Offer in a Contest
This law says that anyone involved in a sports contest must tell the right people if someone offers them a bribe.
This Illinois law makes it illegal for anyone in a sports event–like a player, referee, or organizer–to keep quiet if someone tries to bribe them. They must tell their boss, the event promoter, a police officer, or the State’s Attorney right away, or they can be charged with a Class A misdemeanor.
(Section 29-3) If a person taking part in, helping with, or connected to any professional or amateur athletic game, sporting event, or exhibition does not quickly report any offer or promise of a bribe made to them, they break the law.
The report must be made right away to one of the following: their employer, the promoter of the contest, a peace officer, or the local State’s Attorney.
Sentence: This offense is a Class A misdemeanor, which can include punishment such as fines or up to one year in jail.
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