A person who is or may be a witness at a trial, hearing, or other proceeding before any court or any officer authorized by the law to hear evidence or take testimony and who receives or agrees or offers to receive any benefit, reward, or consideration to which he is not entitled, pursuant to an agreement or understanding that his testimony will be influenced thereby or that he will absent himself from the trial, hearing, or other proceeding, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 34, § 25; Code 1933, § 26-2312, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 5 - Offenses Related to Judicial and Other Proceedings
§ 16-10-90. Compounding a Crime
§ 16-10-93. Influencing Witnesses
§ 16-10-94. Tampering With Evidence
§ 16-10-94.1. Willful Destruction, Alteration, or Falsification of Medical Records
§ 16-10-96. Impersonating Another in the Course of an Action, Proceeding, or Prosecution
§ 16-10-97. Intimidation or Injury of Any Officer in or of Any Court
§ 16-10-98. Illegal Remuneration of Judges and Law Enforcement Officials