{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-524.050","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 524.050","heading":"Tampering with a witness.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of tampering with a witness when, knowing that a person is or\nmay be called as a witness in an official proceeding, he:\n(a) Induces or attempts to induce the witness to absent himself or otherwise avoid\nappearing or testifying at the off icial proceeding with intent to influence the\noutcome thereby; or\n(b) Knowingly makes any false statement or practices any fraud or deceit with\nintent to affect the testimony of the witness.\n(2) Tampering with a witness is a Class D felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 524"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19908","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:03Z","sha256":"290c85c6953f758e78e231b7df83cebef4a1b7f969af3cd605ab61ca92bc9d54","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-524.045","next":"us-ky/krs-524.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}