§ 215.16 Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree.
A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the second
degree when, other than in the course of that criminal transaction or
immediate flight therefrom, he:
1. Intentionally causes physical injury to another person for the
purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding the
communication by such other person or another person of information
relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
police officer or peace officer or for the purpose of compelling such
other person or another person to swear falsely; or
2. Intentionally causes physical injury to another person on account
of such other person or another person having communicated information
relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
police officer or peace officer; or
3. Recklessly causes physical injury to another person by
intentionally damaging the property of such other person or another
person, for the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding
such other person or another person from communicating, or on account of
such other person or another person having communicated, information
relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
police officer or peace officer.
Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree is a class D
felony.
