{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-508.7","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-8-508.7","heading":"Receiving or soliciting a bribe as a witness.","body":"(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits receiving or soliciting a bribe as a witness if the actor:\n(a) believes that an official proceeding or investigation is pending or about to be instituted; and\n(b) solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept a benefit in consideration of the actor:\n(i) testifying or informing falsely;\n(ii) withholding testimony, information, a document, or an item;\n(iii) eluding legal process summoning the actor to provide evidence; or\n(iv) absenting the actor from a proceeding or investigation to which the actor has been summoned.\n(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony.\n(4) A violation under this section does not merge with another substantive offense committed in the course of violating this section.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-8 Offenses Against the Administration of Government","Part 76-8-5 Falsification in Official Matters"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter8/76-8-S508.7.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"72f642cb07514630fd877aebc62949bd38ed1f50ee6b275cd38cb4819e829e00","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-508.5","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-8-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}