North Dakota Statutes
§ 12.1-11-05 — Tampering with public records
North Dakota § 12.1-11-05
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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-11-05 (2026).
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1.A person is guilty of an offense if he:
a.Knowingly makes a false entry in or false alteration of a government record; or
b.Knowingly, without lawful authority, destroys, conceals, removes, or otherwise
impairs the verity or availability of a government record.
2.The offense is:
a.A class C felony if committed by a public servant who has custody of the
government record.
b.A class A misdemeanor if committed by any other person.
3.In this section "government record" means:
a.Any record, document, or thing belonging to, or received or kept by the
government for information or record.
b.Any other record, document, or thing required to be kept by law, pursuant, in fact,
to a statute which expressly invokes the sanctions of this section.
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Related
State v. Newnam
409 N.W.2d 79 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 1987)
Loran v. Iszler
373 N.W.2d 870 (North Dakota Supreme Court, 1985)
Nearby Sections
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§ 12.1-01-02
General purposes§ 12.1-01-03
Proof and presumptions§ 12.1-01-03.1
Presumption of age§ 12.1-01-04
General definitions§ 12.1-02-01
Basis of liability for offenses§ 12.1-02-02
Requirements of culpability§ 12.1-02-03
Mistake of fact in affirmative defenses§ 12.1-02-04
Ignorance or mistake negating culpability§ 12.1-02-05
Causal relationship between conduct and result§ 12.1-03-01
Accomplices§ 12.1-03-04
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