KRS 524.055: Retaliating against a participant in the legal process.

(1) A person is guilty of retaliating against a participant in the legal process when he or

she engages or threatens to engage in conduct causing or intended to cause bodily

injury or damage to the tangible property of a participant in the legal process or a

person he or she believes may be called as a participant in the legal process in any

official proceeding or because the person has participated in a legal proceeding:

(a) Attending an official proceeding, or giving or producing any testimony,

record, document, or other object produced at that proceeding;

(b) Giving information to a law enforcement officer relating to the possible

commission of an offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole, or

release pending judicial proceedings;

(c) Vote, decision, or opinion; or

(d) Performance of his or her duty.

(2) Retaliating against a participant in the legal process is a Class D felony.

(3) In order for a person to be convicted of a violation of this section, the act against a

participant in the legal p rocess or the immediate family of a participant in the legal

process shall be related to the performance of a duty or role played by the

participant in the legal process.