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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 21.17
Definition Of Offering A Bribe--Attendance At A Particular Institution
A person commit
s the offense of offering a bribe when he [( offers) (promises )] any
[(money) (bribe) (thing of value) (advantage )] with the intent to induce any person to [( attend)
(refrain from attending) (continue to attend)] a particular institution of [(secondary) (higher )]
education for the purpose of [( participating) (not participating )] in interscholastic athletic
competition for such institution.
Committee No
te
Instructi
on and Note Approved January 26, 2018
720 ILCS 5/29-1(b) (W
est 2017).
Give Instruc
tion 21.18.
Note that the r
ecipient of the alleged offer need not be the student athlete. The recipient
may be a third person the defendant used with the intent to influence the student athlete's
decision.
Section 5/29-1(b)
excludes the following from subsection (b):
“(1) offerin
g or awarding to an individual any type of scholarship, grant or other bona
fide financial aid or employment; (2) offering of any type of financial assistance by such
individual's family; or (3) offering of any item of de minimis value by such institution's
authorities if such item is of the nature of an item that is commonly provided to any or all
students or prospective students.”
Use applicable b
racketed material.
The brackets are p
resent solely for the guidance of court and counsel and should not be
included in the instruction submitted to the jury.
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