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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Related
Williams v. State
57 S.W.3d 706 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2001)
Daugherty v. Jacksonville Police Department
2012 Ark. 264 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2012)
Hester v. Langston
759 S.W.2d 797 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 1988)
Opinion No.
(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 1994)
Legislative History
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2821; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2821; Acts 1987, No. 37, § 1; 1999, No. 1104, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
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