Statute:

Bribing a witness

ยง 215.00 Bribing a witness.

A person is guilty of bribing a witness when he confers, or offers or
agrees to confer, any benefit upon a witness or a person about to be
called as a witness in any action or proceeding upon an agreement or
understanding that (a) the testimony of such witness will thereby be
influenced, or (b) such witness will absent himself from, or otherwise
avoid or seek to avoid appearing or testifying at, such action or
proceeding.

Bribing a witness is a class D felony.

PEN 215.00 2014-09-22

Criminal Jury Instruction Links:



Influencing Testimony - PL 215.00(a)
Avoiding Testimony - PL 215.00(b)

Sections:

215. Other offenses relating to judicial and other proceedings
215.00 - Bribing a witness.
215.05 - Bribe receiving by a witness.
215.10 - Tampering with a witness in the fourth degree.
215.11 - Tampering with a witness in the third degree.
215.12 - Tampering with a witness in the second degree.
215.13 - Tampering with a witness in the first degree.
215.14 - Employer unlawfully penalizing witness or victim.
215.15 - Intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree.
215.16 - Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree.
215.17 - Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree.
215.19 - Bribing a juror.
215.20 - Bribe receiving by a juror.
215.22 - Providing a juror with a gratuity.
215.23 - Tampering with a juror in the second degree.
215.25 - Tampering with a juror in the first degree.
215.28 - Misconduct by a juror in the second degree.
215.30 - Misconduct by a juror in the first degree.
215.35 - Tampering with physical evidence; definitions of terms.
215.40 - Tampering with physical evidence.
215.45 - Compounding a crime.
215.50 - Criminal contempt in the second degree.
215.51 - Criminal contempt in the first degree.
215.52 - Aggravated criminal contempt.
215.54 - Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment.
215.55 - Bail jumping in the third degree.
215.56 - Bail jumping in the second degree.
215.57 - Bail jumping in the first degree.
215.58 - Failing to respond to an appearance ticket.
215.59 - Bail jumping and failing to respond to an appearance ticket; defense.
215.60 - Criminal contempt of the legislature.
215.65 - Criminal contempt of a temporary state commission.
215.66 - Criminal contempt of the state commission on judicial conduct.
215.70 - Unlawful grand jury disclosure.
215.75 - Unlawful disclosure of an indictment.
215.80 - Unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture.

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