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A.R.S. § 13-2804

Tampering with a witness; classification

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Heistand (1986)

Most recently applied in State v. Heistand (April 1986)

A. A person commits tampering with a witness if the person knowingly communicates, directly or indirectly, with a witness in any official proceeding or a person he believes may be called as a witness to do any of the following:

1. Unlawfully withhold any testimony.

2. Testify falsely.

3. Absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.

4. Evade a summons or subpoena.

B. Tampering with a witness is a class 6 felony.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.