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Offenses Against Public Administration

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Bribery; class E felony.

Bribery; defense.

Receiving a bribe; class E felony.

Theft or coercion no defense to receiving a bribe.

Giving unlawful gratuities; class A misdemeanor.

Receiving unlawful gratuities; class A misdemeanor.

Improper influence; class A misdemeanor.

Defect in office no defense.

Definitions relating to bribery and improper influence.

[Reserved.]

Official misconduct; class A misdemeanor.

Profiteering; class A misdemeanor.

Definitions relating to abuse of office.

Section
1214-1220

[Reserved.]

Perjury in the third degree; class A misdemeanor.

Perjury in the second degree; class F felony.

Perjury in the first degree; class D felony.

Definition of “swears falsely.”

Inconsistent statements under oath; no need to prove one false; framing indictment; proof of irreconcilable inconsistency; conviction of lesser offense.

Section
1226-1230

[Reserved.]

Retraction of false statement as affirmative defense.

Perjury; no defense.

Making a false written statement; class A misdemeanor.

Corroboration of testimony of perjury or false written statement.

Perjury and related offenses; definitions.

Section
1236-1238

[Reserved.]

Wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony; class E felony.

Terroristic threatening of public officials or public servants; class G felony.

Refusing to aid a police officer; class B misdemeanor.

Limitation of civil liability for aiding a police officer.

Obstructing fire-fighting operations; class A misdemeanor.

Hindering prosecution; class A misdemeanor.

Falsely reporting an incident; class A misdemeanor.

Providing a false statement to law enforcement; class G felony; class A misdemeanor.

Compounding a crime; class A misdemeanor.

Defense to compounding a crime.

Obstructing the control and suppression of rabies.

Abetting the violation of driver's license restrictions.

Offenses against law-enforcement animals.

Escape in the third degree; class A misdemeanor.

Escape in the second degree; class G felony.

Escape after conviction; class B felony; class C felony; class D felony.

Assault in a detention facility; penalty; class B and class D felony.

Promoting prison contraband; class F felony; class A misdemeanor.

Resisting arrest with force or violence, class G felony; resisting arrest, class A misdemeanor.

Use of an animal to avoid capture, class G felony; “class A misdemeanor.”

Escape and offenses relating to custody; definitions.

Sexual relations in detention facility; class G felony [Repealed].

Misuse of prisoner mail; class A misdemeanor; class G felony.

Bribing a witness; class E felony.

Bribe receiving by a witness; class E felony.

Tampering with a witness; class E felony.

Interfering with child witness.

Bribing a juror; class E felony.

Bribe receiving by a juror; class E felony.

Tampering with a juror; class A misdemeanor.

Misconduct by a juror; class A misdemeanor.

Communications between jurors not tampering or misconduct.

Tampering with physical evidence; class G felony.

[Reserved.]

Criminal contempt; class A misdemeanor; class B misdemeanor.

Criminal contempt of a domestic violence protective order or lethal violence protective order; class A misdemeanor; class F felony.

Criminal contempt; summary punishment.

Unlawful grand jury disclosure; class B misdemeanor.

Offenses relating to judicial and similar proceedings; definitions.