# KRS § 6.080: 6.080 Disobedient witnesses -- Attempt to corrupt legislator -- Penalty -- Enforcement by Attorney General

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TII_C6_S6.080

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 6.080
- **Heading:** 6.080 Disobedient witnesses -- Attempt to corrupt legislator -- Penalty -- Enforcement by Attorney General
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 6.080

## Text

6.080 Disobedient witnesses -- Attempt to corrupt legislator -- Penalty --

Enforcement by Attorney General.

Any person who, after being lawfully summoned by the General Assembly, either house

or a committee of either, refuses to attend as a witness, or bring any paper proper to be

used as evidence or who, being present, refuses to testify concerning any matter which

may be a proper subject of inquiry, and any person who offers or gives a bribe to a

member of the General Assembly, or attempts, by other corrupt means, to influence a

member to cast or withhold his vote, shall, on conviction as provided by KRS 6.090 to

6.131, be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or imprisoned in the

county jail any time during the then current session of the General Assembly, or both. The

Attorney General, upon request of any committee of the General Assembly or a co-chair

of the Commission, shall enforce this section in the county of residence of the accused

person or in Franklin County under KRS 15.210.

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