NRS 199.240 - Bribing or intimidating witness to influence testimony.

NV Rev Stat § 199.240 (2019) (N/A)
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A person who:

1. Gives, offers or promises directly or indirectly any compensation, gratuity or reward to any witness or person who may be called as a witness in an official proceeding, upon an agreement or understanding that his or her testimony will be thereby influenced; or

2. Uses any force, threat, intimidation or deception with the intent to:

(a) Influence the testimony of any witness or person who may be called as a witness in an official proceeding;

(b) Cause or induce him or her to give false testimony or to withhold true testimony; or

(c) Cause or induce him or her to withhold a record, document or other object from the proceeding,

is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $50,000.

[1911 C&P § 56; RL § 6321; NCL § 10005] — (NRS A 1967, 465; 1979, 1421; 1983, 1683; 1995, 1176)