Arizona § 13-2804 Tampering with a witness; classification

Arizona Statutes

§ 13-2804 — Tampering with a witness; classification

Arizona § 13-2804

Title 13Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 28INTERFERENCE WITH JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-2804 (2026).

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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.

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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.