{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.00","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 215.00","heading":"Bribing a witness","body":"§ 215.00 Bribing a witness.\n  A person is guilty of bribing a witness when he confers, or offers or\nagrees to confer, any benefit upon a witness or a person about to be\ncalled as a witness in any action or proceeding upon an agreement or\nunderstanding that (a) the testimony of such witness will thereby be\ninfluenced, or (b) such witness will absent himself from, or otherwise\navoid or seek to avoid appearing or testifying at, such action or\nproceeding.\n  Bribing a witness is a class D felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 215. Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/215.00","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a9e3a824ec3102183d0604efa0244825cb9094d37292ede468f4bea64b10e2ca","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-210.50","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}