21-3833.   Aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim. (a) Aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim is intimidation of a witness or victim, as defined by K.S.A. 21-3832 and amendments thereto, when:

      (1)   The act is accompanied by an expressed or implied threat of force or violence against a witness, victim or other person or the property of any witness, victim or other person;

      (2)   the act is in furtherance of a conspiracy;

      (3)   the act is committed by a person who has been previously convicted of corruptly influencing a witness or has been convicted of a violation of this act or any federal or other state's statute which, if the act prosecuted was committed in this state, would be a violation of this act;

      (4)   the witness or victim is under 18 years of age; or

      (5)   the act is committed for pecuniary gain or for any other consideration by a person acting upon the request of another person.

      (b)   Aggravated intimidation of a witness or victim is a severity level 6, person felony.

      History:   L. 1983, ch. 108, § 3; L. 1992, ch. 239, § 174; L. 1993, ch. 291, § 123; July 1.