Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-54-121 — Tampering with a public record

Arkansas·Title 5
(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.

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Legislative History

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2821; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2821; Acts 1987, No. 37, § 1; 1999, No. 1104, § 1.

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