(a) A person commits the offense of intimidating a witness if he or she threatens a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:
(1) Influencing the testimony of that person;
(2) Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or
(3) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned.
(b) Intimidating a witness is a Class B felony.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government
Chapter 53 - Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Official Proceedings
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 5-53-103. False swearing generally
§ 5-53-104. Perjury — Retraction
§ 5-53-105. Perjury or false swearing — Oath
§ 5-53-106. Perjury or false swearing — Inconsistent statements
§ 5-53-107. Perjury or false swearing — Proof
§ 5-53-109. Intimidating a witness
§ 5-53-111. Tampering with physical evidence
§ 5-53-112. Retaliation against a witness, informant, or juror
§ 5-53-114. Intimidating a juror, a witness, or an informant
§ 5-53-116. Simulating legal process
§ 5-53-131. Frivolous, groundless, or malicious prosecutions