§708-881 Tampering with a publicly-exhibited contest. (1) A person commits the offense of tampering with a publicly-exhibited contest if:
(2) In this section:
"Contest official" means any person who acts or expects to act in a publicly-exhibited contest as an umpire, referee, or judge, or otherwise to officiate at a publicly-exhibited contest.
"Contest participant" means any person who participates or expects to participate in a publicly-exhibited contest as a player, contestant, or member of a team, or as a coach, manager, trainer, or other person directly associated with a player, contestant, or team.
"Publicly-exhibited contest" means any professional or amateur sport, athletic game or contest, or race or contest involving machines, persons, or animals, viewed by the public, but does not include an exhibition which does not purport to be and which is not represented as being such a sport, game, contest, or race.
(3) Tampering with a publicly-exhibited contest is a misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1]