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September 19, 2024

76-8-508. Tampering with witness

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.
 

(2) An actor commits tampering with a witness if the actor:
 

(a)(i) believes that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted; or
 

(ii) intends to prevent an official proceeding or investigation; and
 

(b) attempts to induce or otherwise cause another individual to:
 

(i) testify or inform falsely;
 

(ii) withhold testimony, information, a document, or an item;
 

(iii) elude legal process summoning the individual to provide evidence; or
 

(iv) absent the individual from a proceeding or investigation to which the individual has been summoned.
 

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.
 

(4) A violation under this section does not merge with another substantive offense committed in the course of violating this section.