Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Obstruction of justice; create as an offense.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate]
| 1 | 02/23 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 3 | 03/15 (S) Passed | |
| 4 | 03/16 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 5 | 03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 6 | 04/06 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Tollison
Additional Author: Dearing
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW ARTICLE DELINEATING A SERIES OF OFFENSES CONSTITUTING THE CRIME OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE DEGREES OF THE OFFENSES; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES HINDERING PROSECUTION OR APPREHENSION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES BRIBING A WITNESS; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES RECEIPT OF A BRIBE BY A WITNESS; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS TAMPERING; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES BRIBING OF A JUROR AND RECEIPT OF A BRIBE BY A JUROR; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES JUROR INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES WITNESS INTIMIDATION; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES TAMPERING WITH A JURY OR WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; TO DEFINE WHAT CONDUCT CONSTITUTES RETALIATION AGAINST A PUBLIC SERVANT OR WITNESS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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