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KRS 524.030

Bribe receiving by witness

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

(1) A witness or a person believing he may be called as a witness in any official proceeding is guilty of bribe receiving by a witness when he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that:

(a) His testimony will thereby be influenced; or (b) He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or (c) He will attempt to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.

(2) Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class D felony.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.