Arkansas § 5-53-108 Witness bribery

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-53-108 — Witness bribery

Arkansas § 5-53-108

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-53-108 (2026).

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(a)A person commits witness bribery if he or she:

(1)Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:

(A)Influencing the testimony of that person;

(B)Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or (C) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned; or (2) Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the conferring of the benefit is prohibited by this section.

(b)Witness bribery is a Class B felony.

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(a) A person commits witness bribery if he or she: (1) Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of: (A) Influencing the testimony of that person; (B) Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or (C) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned; or (2) Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the conferring of the benefit is prohibited by this section. (b) Witness bribery is a Class B felony.