This section addresses the penalties for threatening or intimidating individuals during official proceedings and the consequences for officers accepting rewards to omit or delay duties. It emphasizes the importance of integrity in judicial and law enforcement processes and specifies penalties for violations.
Threatening or intimidating involves actions intended to influence or coerce someone involved in a legal or governmental proceeding, excluding lawful communications about access to courts or government branches.
Officers who accept rewards for omitting or delaying duties face misdemeanor charges, which can include imprisonment and other legal penalties.
No, communications regarding lawful access or filing civil actions are not considered threats or intimidation under this law.
The court may order sentences for violations under this law to run consecutively to sentences for other crimes, increasing potential penalties for multiple offenses.