Section 524.055 - Retaliating against a participant in the legal process(1) A person is guilty of retaliating against a participant in the legal process when he or she engages or threatens to engage in conduct causing or intended to cause bodily injury or damage to the tangible property of a participant in the legal process or a person he or she believes may be called as a participant in the legal process in any official proceeding or because the person has participated in a legal proceeding: (a) Attending an official proceeding, or giving or producing any testimony, record, document, or other object produced at that proceeding;(b) Giving information to a law enforcement officer relating to the possible commission of an offense or a violation of conditions of probation, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings;(c) Vote, decision, or opinion; or(d) Performance of his or her duty.(2) Retaliating against a participant in the legal process is a Class D felony.(3) In order for a person to be convicted of a violation of this section, the act against a participant in the legal process or the immediate family of a participant in the legal process shall be related to the performance of a duty or role played by the participant in the legal process.Effective:7/15/2002
Amended 2002, Ky. Acts ch. 251, sec. 3, effective7/15/2002. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 212, sec. 7, effective 7/15/1986.