1. (1) A witness or a person believing he may be called as a witness in any official proceeding is guilty of bribe receiving by a witness when he solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit upon an agreement or understanding that:

   1. (a) His testimony will thereby be influenced; or
   2. (b) He will attempt to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or
   3. (c) He will attempt to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned.
2. (2) Bribe receiving by a witness is a Class D felony.

Effective: January 1, 1975

History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 202, effective January 1, 1975.