Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-703 — Bribing a witness or victim.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 7: VICTIMS AND WITNESSES PROTECTION, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-703
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A person commits bribing a witness or victim if he or she offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness, or a victim, or a person he or she believes is to be called to testify as a witness or victim in any official proceeding, or upon a member of the witness' family, a member of the victim's family, a person in close relationship to the witness or victim, or a person residing in the same household as the witness or victim with intent to: (a) Influence the witness or victim to testify falsely or unlawfully withhold any testimony; or (b) Induce the witness or victim to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or (c) Induce the witness or victim to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding. (2) Bribing a witness or victim is a class 4 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is bribing a witness or victim a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Bribing a witness or victim is a class 4 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-703.
Which Colorado statute covers bribing a witness or victim?
Bribing a witness or victim is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-703 (Bribing a witness or victim).
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