76-9-803.2. Intimidating a minor to remain in a criminal street gang.
(1) Terms defined in Sectionsandapply to this section. 76-1-101.5 76-9-802
(2) An actor commits intimidating a minor to remain in a criminal street gang if the actor intimidates a minor to prevent the minor from leaving a criminal street gang or ending the minor's affiliation with a criminal street gang.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is: a class A misdemeanor if the actor is a minor; or a third degree felony if the actor is 18 years old or older.
(4) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the minor described in Subsection (2) left or ended the minor's affiliation with a criminal street gang.