Every person who attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen as arbitrator or appointed a referee, in respect to his or her verdict, or decision of any cause or matter pending, or about to be brought before him or her, either:

1. 1. By means of any communication oral or written had with him or her, except in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial of the cause;
2. 2. By means of any book, paper, or instrument, exhibited otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings, upon the trial of the cause;
3. 3. By means of any threat or intimidation; or

4. 4. By means of any assurance or promise of any pecuniary or other advantage,

   is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not to exceed ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

R.L. 1910, § 2190; Amended by Laws 2014, HB 2568, c. 316, § 1, eff. November 1, 2014 (superseded document available).