A person who, with intent to prevent the apprehension or obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, knowingly does any of the following acts, commits an aggravated misdemeanor:
1. Destroys, alters, conceals or disguises physical evidence which would be admissible in the trial of another for a public offense, or makes available false evidence or furnishes false information with the intent that it be used in the trial of that case.
2. Induces a witness having knowledge material to the subject at issue to leave the state or hide, or to fail to appear when subpoenaed.
[C51, § 2654; R60, § 4281; C73, § 3946; C97, § 4882; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13170; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 723.1; C79, 81, § 719.3]
Referred to in § 805.3, 805.6
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