Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories
575.270. Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of tampering with a witness or victim if:
(1) With the purpose to induce a witness or a prospective witness to disobey a subpoena or other legal process, absent himself or herself, avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information, or documents, or testify falsely, he or she:
(a) Threatens or causes harm to any person or property; or
(b) Uses force, threats or deception; or
(c) Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit, direct or indirect, upon such witness; or
(d) Conveys any of the foregoing to another in furtherance of a conspiracy; or
(2) He or she purposely prevents or dissuades or attempts to prevent or dissuade any person who has been a victim of any crime or a person who is acting on behalf of any such victim from:
(a) Making any report of such victimization to any peace officer, state, local or federal law enforcement officer, prosecuting agency, or judge;
(b) Causing a complaint, indictment or information to be sought and prosecuted or assisting in the prosecution thereof;
(c) Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in connection with such victimization.
2. The offense of tampering with a witness or victim is a class A misdemeanor, unless the original charge is a felony, in which case tampering with a witness or victim is a class D felony. Persons convicted under this section shall not be eligible for parole.
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(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1983 S.B. 24, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
CROSS REFERENCES:
Court order against witness or victim tampering, 491.600; violations, 491.610
Pretrial release of defendant conditioned on no tampering, forms for bail or bond to set out also forfeiture of bond, 491.620
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders
Chapter 575 - Offenses Against the Administration of Justice
Section 575.010 - Definitions.
Section 575.020 - Concealing an offense — penalties.
Section 575.030 - Hindering prosecution — penalties.
Section 575.040 - Perjury — penalties.
Section 575.050 - False affidavit — penalties.
Section 575.060 - False declarations — penalty.
Section 575.070 - Proof of falsity of statements.
Section 575.080 - False reports — penalty.
Section 575.090 - False bomb report — penalty.
Section 575.095 - Tampering with a judicial officer — penalty.
Section 575.100 - Tampering with physical evidence — penalties.
Section 575.110 - Tampering with a public record — penalty.
Section 575.120 - False impersonation — penalties.
Section 575.130 - Simulating legal process — penalty.
Section 575.133 - Filing a nonconsensual common law lien — penalty.
Section 575.150 - Resisting or interfering with arrest — penalties.
Section 575.153 - Disarming a peace officer or correctional officer — penalty.
Section 575.159 - Aiding a sexual offender — applicability of section — penalty.
Section 575.160 - Interference with legal process — penalty.
Section 575.170 - Refusing to make an employee available for service of process — penalty.
Section 575.190 - Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty.
Section 575.195 - Escape from commitment, detention, or conditional release — penalty.
Section 575.200 - Escape or attempted escape from custody — penalty.
Section 575.205 - Tampering with electronic monitoring equipment, offense of — violation, penalty.
Section 575.206 - Violating a condition of lifetime supervision, offense of — violation, penalty.
Section 575.210 - Escape or attempted escape from confinement — penalties.
Section 575.220 - Failure to return to confinement — penalties.
Section 575.230 - Aiding escape of a prisoner — penalties.
Section 575.240 - Permitting escape — penalties.
Section 575.250 - Disturbing a judicial proceeding — penalty.
Section 575.260 - Tampering with a judicial proceeding — penalty.
Section 575.270 - Tampering with a witness or victim — penalties.
Section 575.280 - Acceding to corruption — penalties.
Section 575.290 - Improper communication — penalty.
Section 575.300 - Misconduct by a juror — penalty.
Section 575.310 - Misconduct in selecting or summoning a juror — penalty.
Section 575.320 - Misconduct in administration of justice — penalty.