It shall be unlawful for any person with a pending city ordinance violation to contact
a witness or complainant for the purpose of threatening, coercing, intimidating, or
otherwise discouraging a witness or complainant from appearing in court to testify
on behalf of the city. As used in this section, contact shall include all forms of
communication, and shall extend to the actions of a third party taken on behalf, or
at the direction, of a person charged with a pending city ordinance violation. Any
person found guilty of violating this section shall be punished by imprisonment not
to exceed 180 days or by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $1,000.00,
or by both such imprisonment and fine.
