Section 97-9-113 - Intimidating a witness(1) A person commits the crime of intimidating a witness if he intentionally or knowingly: (a) Attempts, by use of a threat directed to a witness or a person he believes will be called as a witness in any official proceedings, to:(i) Influence the testimony of that person;(ii) Induce that person to avoid legal process summoning him to testify; or(iii) Induce that person to absent himself from an official proceeding to which he has been legally summoned;(b) Harasses or intimidates or attempts to threaten, harass or intimidate a witness or a person reasonably expected to be a witness;(c) Attempts to influence the testimony of a witness or a person reasonably expected to be a witness by rendering criminal assistance to another being investigated for or charged with criminal activity; or(d) Solicits, encourages or requests a witness to provide false information intended to defeat or defend against an existing criminal charge or to hinder or interfere an ongoing investigation of a criminal act.(2) Intimidating a witness is a Class 1 felony.(3) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section if the actual completion of the threat, harassment or intimidation was prevented from occurring. Laws, 2006, ch. 387, § 7, eff. 7/1/2006.Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 382, HB 1367, 4, eff. 7/1/2017.