(a) A person commits witness bribery if he or she:
(1) Offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon a witness or a person he or she believes may be called as a witness with the purpose of:
(A) Influencing the testimony of that person;
(B) Inducing that person to avoid legal process summoning that person to testify; or
(C) Inducing that person to absent himself or herself from an official proceeding to which that person has been legally summoned; or
(2) Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit and the conferring of the benefit is prohibited by this section.
(b) Witness bribery is a Class C felony.
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