Arkansas § 5-53-108 - Witness bribery.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-53-108 — Witness bribery., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-53-108. Witness bribery.
A person commits witness bribery if he or she: 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: Influencing the testimony of that person; Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned; or Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the conferring of the benefit is prohibited by this section. Witness bribery is a Class B felony.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 5-53-108 cover?
Section 5-53-108 ("Witness bribery.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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