ORS 162.275: Bribe receiving by a witness.
Where this section sits in the code
- 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
- 16. Crimes and Punishments
- Chapter 162 — Offenses Against the State and Public Justice
(1) A witness in any official proceeding, or a person who believes the person may be called as a witness, commits the crime of bribe receiving by a witness if the person solicits any pecuniary benefit with the intent, or accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding, that:
(a) The testimony of the person as a witness will thereby be influenced; or
(b) The person will avoid legal process summoning the person to testify; or
(c) The person will be absent from any official proceeding to which the person has been legally summoned.
(2) Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class C felony.
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