{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-524.030","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 524.030","heading":"Bribe receiving by witness.","body":"(1) A witness or a person believing he may be called as a witness in any official\nproceeding is guilty of bribe receiving by a witness when he solicits, accepts or\nagrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that:\n(a) His testimony will thereby be influenced; or\n(b) He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or\n(c) He will attempt to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has\nbeen legally summoned.\n(2) Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 524"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19905","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"34eccd0277af0dfa477eb99787d13135307971769403682a256d21d17b269a42","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-524.020","next":"us-ky/krs-524.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}