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(1) A person commits the offense of improper influence by purposely or knowingly:

(a) Threatening harm to any person, the person’s spouse, child, parent, or sibling, or the person’s property with the purpose to influence the person’s decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of discretion as a Tribal public servant or voter;

(b) Threatening harm to any Tribal public servant, to the Tribal public servant’s spouse, child, parent, or sibling, or to the public servant’s property with the purpose to influence the Tribal public servant’s decision, opinion, recommendation, vote or other exercise of discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding;

(c) Threatening harm to any Tribal public servant, the public servant’s spouse, child, parent, or sibling, or the person’s property with the purpose to influence the person to violate her or his duty; or

(d) Privately talking about the circumstances of a pending or potential controversy with any Tribal public servant who has or will have official discretion in a judicial or administrative proceeding or any other communication with such Tribal public servant designed to influence or with the potential to influence the outcome of such proceedings on the basis of considerations other than those authorized by Tribal law.

(2) It is not a defense that a person whom the offender sought to influence was not qualified to act in the desired way.

(3) Improper influence in official matters is a Class D offense.