565.084. Tampering with a judicial officer, penalty.
Tampering with a judicial officer, penalty.
565.084. 1. A person commits the crime of tampering with a judicialofficer if, with the purpose to harass, intimidate or influence a judicialofficer in the performance of such officer's official duties, such person:
(1) Threatens or causes harm to such judicial officer or members ofsuch judicial officer's family;
(2) Uses force, threats, or deception against or toward such judicialofficer or members of such judicial officer's family;
(3) Offers, conveys or agrees to convey any benefit direct orindirect upon such judicial officer or such judicial officer's family;
(4) Engages in conduct reasonably calculated to harass or alarm suchjudicial officer or such judicial officer's family, including stalkingpursuant to section 565.225.
2. A judicial officer for purposes of this section shall be a judge,arbitrator, special master, juvenile officer, deputy juvenile officer,state prosecuting or circuit attorney, state assistant prosecuting orcircuit attorney, juvenile court commissioner, state probation or paroleofficer, or referee.
3. A judicial officer's family for purposes of this section shall be:
(1) Such officer's spouse; or
(2) Such officer or such officer's spouse's ancestor or descendant byblood or adoption; or
(3) Such officer's stepchild, while the marriage creating thatrelationship exists.
4. Tampering with a judicial officer is a class C felony.
(L. 1989 S.B. 215 & 58, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 1997 S.B. 367, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62)(1999) Section is not unconstitutionally overbroad. State v. McGirk, 999 S.W.2d 298 (Mo.App.W.D.).