New Jersey § 47:3-29 Removal, alteration or destruction of public records with malicious intent

New Jersey Statutes

§ 47:3-29 — Removal, alteration or destruction of public records with malicious intent

New Jersey § 47:3-29

Title 47PUBLIC RECORDS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 47:3-29 (2026).

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Any person who, without the consent of the person authorized to have custody thereof, removes an official record or paper from the files of any public agency or body, or who alters any map, plat, or other paper signed and approved by a public official without permission, or who alters, defaces, mutilates or destroys with malicious intent any public record shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s.

15.Amended by L.1968, c. 465, s. 1, eff. Feb. 21, 1969.

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Any person who, without the consent of the person authorized to have custody thereof, removes an official record or paper from the files of any public agency or body, or who alters any map, plat, or other paper signed and approved by a public official without permission, or who alters, defaces, mutilates or destroys with malicious intent any public record shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor. L.1953, c. 410, p. 2066, s. 15. Amended by L.1968, c. 465, s. 1, eff. Feb. 21, 1969.