California Penal Code

§ 116.5

PEN § 116.5 Effective Jan 1, 1995Title 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)A person is guilty of tampering with a jury when, prior to, or within 90 days of, discharge of the jury in a criminal proceeding, he or she does any of the following:

(1)Confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any payment or benefit upon a juror or upon a third person who is acting on behalf of a juror in consideration for the juror or third person supplying information in relation to an action or proceeding.

(2)Acting on behalf of a juror, accepts or agrees to accept any payment or benefit for himself or herself or for the juror in consideration for supplying any information in relation to an action or proceeding.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 869, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.