Arizona § 13-2803 Receiving a bribe by a witness; classification

Arizona Statutes

§ 13-2803 — Receiving a bribe by a witness; classification

Arizona § 13-2803

Title 13Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 28INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

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Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-2803 (2026).

Text

A.A witness in an official proceeding or a person who believes he may be called as a witness commits receiving a bribe by a witness if such person knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that:

1.His testimony will thereby be influenced; or

2.He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or

3.He will absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.

B.Receiving a bribe by a witness is a class 5 felony.

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A. A witness in an official proceeding or a person who believes he may be called as a witness commits receiving a bribe by a witness if such person knowingly solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that:

1. His testimony will thereby be influenced; or

2. He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or

3. He will absent himself from any official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.

B. Receiving a bribe by a witness is a class 5 felony.