53H-7-504. Criminal retaliation against a victim or a witness.
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Effective 10/14/2025
53H-7-504. Criminal retaliation against a victim or a witness.
(1)As used in this section:
(a)"Bodily injury" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-101.5 .
(b)"Damage" means physical damage to an individual's property.
(2)An individual is guilty of a third degree felony if the individual inflicts bodily injury or damage:
(a)upon a victim of or a witness to an act of sexual violence alleged in a covered allegation; and
(b)in retaliation for the victim's or the witness's:
(i)report of the covered allegation; or
(ii)involvement in an investigation initiated by the institution in response to the covered allegation.
(3)An individual is guilty of a third degree felony if the individual:
(a)communicates an intention to inflict bodily injury:
(i)upon a victim of or a witness to an act of sexual violence alleged in a covered allegation; and
(ii)in retaliation for the victim's or the witness's:
(A)report of the covered allegation; or
(B)involvement in an investigation initiated by the institution in response to the covered allegation; and
(i)intends the communication described in Subsection (3)(a) as a threat against the victim or the witness; or
(ii)knows that the communication described in Subsection (3)(a) will be viewed as a threat against the victim or the witness.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 8 , 2025 Special Session 1