Section 5-54-121 - Tampering with a public record

(a) A person commits the offense of tampering with a public record if, with the purpose of impairing the verity, legibility, or availability of a public record, he or she knowingly: (1) Makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record; or(2) Erases, obliterates, removes, destroys, or conceals a public record.(b)(1)(A) Tampering with a public record is a Class C felony if the public record is a court record.(B) Tampering with a public record is a Class B felony if the public record is a court record and the person broke into any building or structure with the intent of tampering with a court record located in the building or structure.(2) Otherwise, tampering with a public record is a Class D felony.Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2821; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2821; Acts 1987, No. 37, § 1; 1999, No. 1104, § 1.