Hallsville Tampering with a Witness or Victim ordinance (§ 210.340)

A. A person commits the offense of tampering with a witness or victim if:

1. With the purpose to induce a witness or a prospective witness to disobey a subpoena or other legal process, absent himself or herself, avoid subpoena or other legal process, withhold evidence, information, or documents, or testify falsely, he or she:

a. Threatens or causes harm to any person or property; or

b. Uses force, threats or deception; or

c. Offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit, direct or indirect, upon such witness; or

d. Conveys any of the foregoing to another in furtherance of a conspiracy; or

2. He or she purposely prevents or dissuades or attempts to prevent or dissuade any person who has been a victim of any crime or a person who is acting on behalf of any such victim from:

a. Making any report of such victimization to any peace officer, State, Local or Federal Law Enforcement Officer, prosecuting agency, or judge;

b. Causing a complaint, indictment or information to be sought and prosecuted or assisting in the prosecution thereof;

c. Arresting or causing or seeking the arrest of any person in connection with such victimization.