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Connecticut · Through Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-151: Tampering with a witness: Class C felony.

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  1. TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE
  2. CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES
  3. PART XI*. BRIBERY, OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND OTHER RELATED OFFENSES

(a) A person is guilty of tampering with a witness if, believing that an official proceeding is pending or about to be instituted, he induces or attempts to induce a witness to testify falsely, withhold testimony, elude legal process summoning him to testify or absent himself from any official proceeding.

(b) Tampering with a witness is a class C felony.

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