Every person who attempts to influence a juror, or any person summoned or drawn as a juror, or chosen as arbitrator or appointed a referee, in respect to his or her verdict, or decision of any cause or matter pending, or about to be brought before him or her, either:
1. By means of any communication oral or written had with him or her, except in the regular course of proceedings upon the trial of the cause;
2. By means of any book, paper, or instrument, exhibited otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings, upon the trial of the cause;
3. By means of any threat or intimidation; or
4. By means of any assurance or promise of any pecuniary or other advantage,
is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not to exceed ten (10) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
R.L. 1910, § 2190. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 316, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
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